If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity.

Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them.

You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.

Revenge is an inhuman word.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

No one can keep a mask on long.

It is not poverty that we praise, it is the man whom poverty cannot humble or bend.