“Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.”

“When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true.”

“The war existing between the senses and reason.”

“Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.”

“All is one, all is different. How many natures exist in man? How many vocations? And by what chance does each man ordinarily choose what he has heard praised?”

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.”

“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.”

“If your ride through life is not as smooth as you would like it to be, blaming the road may not be the answer.”