He who begs timidly courts a refusal.

The sun shines even on the wicked.

There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.

It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen that is the common right of humanity.

Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

Some lack the fickleness to live as they wish and just live as they have begun.

You find in some a sort of graceless modesty, that makes them ashamed to requite an obligation.