"Sometimes accidents happen in life from which..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.”

“The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.”

“There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.”

“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.”

“Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.”

“In spite of everything that was done to me and my race, in spite of the adversity and the bitter moments, again we rise.”

“You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.”

“It's just as difficult to reach a destination you don't have, as it is to come back from a place you've never been.”

“We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.”