Self-command is the main elegance.
I am ashamed to see what a shallow village tale our so-called history is.
Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.
It is not the irregular hours or irregular diet that makes the romantic life.
When some external event raises your spirits and you think good days are preparing for you, do not believe it. It can never be so. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners.