Everything can be borne except contempt.
Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.
Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities.
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.
Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden.
Common sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence.