The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
Frankly, it's good enough to lock up in a drawer.
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe