Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.
Those whom we support hold us up in life.
One thought cannot awake without awakening others.
What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.
No one is so eager to gain new experiences as he who doesn’t know how to make use of the old ones.
Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
There is only one proof of ability – action.
Genius points the way, talent takes it.
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.
Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.
We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.
Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
Conquer but never triumph.
When curiosity turns to serious matters, it’s called research.
Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it.
Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.
We are valued wither too highly or not high enough; we are never taken at our real worth.
Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring.