Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
The heart has always the pardoning power.
We are rich only through what we give and poor only through what we refuse.
Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.
Old age is that night of life as night is the old age of day. Still night is full of magnificence and for many it is more brilliant than the day.