A man without nobility cannot have kindliness; he can only have good nature.

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

False modesty is the most decent of all lies.

It is said of a lonely man that he does not appreciate the life of society. This is like saying he hates hiking because he dislikes walking in thick forest on a dark night.

It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the fish market.

It is children only who enjoy the present; their elders either live on the memory of the past or the hope of the future.

If taking vitamins doesn't keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.