In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.
Kindness causes us to learn, and to forget, many things.
The beings who appear cold, but are only timid, adore where they dare to love.
Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.
When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains.
To reveal imprudently the spot where we are most sensitive and vulnerable is to invite a blow. The demigod Achilles admitted no one to his confidence.