No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.

Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The voice is nothing but beaten air.

There is no genius without a mixture of madness.

Those alone are wise who know how to love.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.