I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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.
Kindness will always attract kindness.
There is no such thing as the old age of the wise.
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.