The beings who appear cold, but are only timid, adore where they dare to love.

The most dangerous of all flattery is the inferiority of those about us.

We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

Impassioned characters never attain their mark till they have overshot it.

Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God.

By becoming unhappy, we sometimes learn how to be less so.