Pleasant words are the food of love.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him