The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.

A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.