Punctuality is the politness of kings p.154
It is only the dead who do not return.
God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another,
Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
One must ask for death to know how good it is to live
My opinion is, that all these old podestas, these ancient condottieri, — for the Cavalcanti have commanded armies and governed provinces, — my opinion, I say, is, that they have buried their millions...
Life is very tenacious in these lawyers.
Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.
If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.
I'm not proud, but I'm happy, and I think happiness makes a man even blinder than pride.
I say, sir, you sir, who are hiding yourself behind that shutter—yes, you, sir, tell me what you are laughing at, and we will laugh together!
Hard decisions, sacrifices doesn’t keep you warm at night, life’s too damn short, too damn long to continue without someone at your side
D’Artagnan: Why is Athos sitting by himself?Aramis: He takes his drinking very seriously. Not to worry, he’ll be his usual charming self by morning.
But there is this terrible thing in evil thoughts, that evil minds soon grow familiar with them.
So rapid is the flight of dreams upon the wings of imagination.
Ние минаваме често пъти покрай щастието, без да го видим, без да го погледнем, или ако сме го видели и погледнали - без да го познаем
Yes; I am a supercargo; pen, ink, and paper are my tools, and without my tools I am fit for nothing.
We frequently pass so near to happiness without seeing, without regarding it, or if we do see and regard it, yet without recognizing it.
We are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young. If not, why, there would be no promotion.