Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.

The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.

Fortune never helps the fainthearted.

If to some my tale seems foolishness I am content that such could count me fool.

Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Silence is an ornament for women.