A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate.

Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!

Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.