Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

There are other things besides beauty with which to captivate the hearts of men. The Italians have a saying: "Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.

When our desires are fulfilled, we never fail to realize the wealth of imagination and the paucity of reality.

Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.