The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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.
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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