Emulation is active virtue; envy is brooding malice.

There is nothing that you may not get people to believe in if you will only tell it them loud enough and often enough, till the welkin rings with it.

Humiliation is a guest that only comes to those who have made ready his resting-place, and will give him a fair welcome. ... no one can disgrace you save yourself.

We only see clearly when we have reached the depths of woe.

Woman already controls by not seeming to do so. Talk no more of her rights.

A little scandal is an excellent thing; nobody is ever brighter or happier of tongue than when he is making mischief of his neighbors.

One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards.