The expression of truth is simplicity.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
The great pilot can sail even when his canvass is rent.
The worst thing about getting old is evil men cease to fear you
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.
When one has lost a friend one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation.