Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth.
The flower which we do not pluck is the only one which never loses its beauty or its fragrance.
Tears are the tribute of humanity to its destiny.
Heart's-ease is a flower which blooms from the grave of desire.
Every man is his own greatest dupe.
I would give more for the private esteem and love of one than for the public praise of ten thousand.