I wonder is it because men are cowards in heart that they admire bravery so much, and place military valor so far beyond every other quality for reward and worship.

Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.

Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter; Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

One of the greatest of a great man's qualities is success; 't is the result of all the others; 't is a latent power in him which compels the favor of the gods, and subjugates fortune.