The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life.
Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth.
Nemesis is one of God's handmaids.
Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.
The human heart has a sigh lonelier than the cry of the bittern.
Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.