The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.

Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life.

The will of man is his happiness.

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.

The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.

Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain.

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

His saying was: live and let live.

Art is difficult transient is her reward.

God helps the brave.

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air.

The construct of retirement is dubious at best and a farce at worst. Expectations contrary to this are to be dashed.

There's a lot of complicated magical reasons why I'm not at the party that are too long and semantic to go into.

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

There are no accidents; success is the result of doing the right thing, in the right way, over and over.

For to be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamed with the noble shame, is the very germ and first upgrowth of all virtue.

Humility provides everyone, even him who despairs in solitude, with the strongest relationship to his fellow man.

Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels.

The light and heat of the universe comes from the sun, and its cold and darkness from the withdrawal of the sun.

So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.