Of all the portions of life it is in the two twilights, childhood and age, that tears fall with the most frequency; like the dew at dawn and eve.

Ignorance is the mother of suspicion.

Every man is his own greatest dupe.

Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.

In the nine heavens are eight Paradises; Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. Only the blessed dwell in th' Paradises, But blessedness dwells in the human breast.

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

The heart must glow before the tongue can gild.