“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.”

“In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.”

“The defects of the mind arelike the wounds of the body. Whatever care we take to heal them the scars ever remain, and there is always danger of their reopening.”

“True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.”

“The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body. After all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind.”

“We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.”

“Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.”