Silence and modesty are very valuable qualities in conversation.

When Socrates, after being relieved of his irons, felt the relish of the itching that their weight had caused in his legs, he rejoiced to consider the close alliance between pain and pleasure.

The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~

Indeed, there is no such thing as an altogether ugly woman — or altogether beautiful.

No wind favors he who has no destined port.

All general judgments are loose and imperfect