Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

It is a noble and great thing to cover the blemishes and excuse the failings of a friend; to draw a curtain before his weaknesses and to display his perfections; to bury his shortcomings in silence but to proclaim his virtues on the housetop.

The mind begins to boggle at unnatural substances as things paradoxical and incomprehensible.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

A true friend is the gift of God, and He only who made hearts can unite them.

He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop.