The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.

To be satisfied with little is hard, to be satisfied with a lot is impossible.