“The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don't understand; no wonder they come to grief.”

“A person hears only what they understand.”

“Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.”

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”

“If there is confusion in your head and in your heart, what more do you want! A man who no longer loves and no longer errs should have himself buried straight away.”

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”

“Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.”