A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.

One dies only once, and then for such a long time!

Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

There's no praise to beat the sort you can put in your pocket.

To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.

We have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we strive to resemble them.