There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.
Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.
In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears
As long as we love, we lend to the beloved object qualities of mind and heart which we deprive him of when the day of misunderstanding arrives.