“Meeting a namesake is one of the most delicate and most brief surprises.”

“The most sensitive,the most delicate of instruments is the mind of a little child ”

“Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.”

“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. ”

“Time, because it is so fleeting, time, because it is beyond recall, is the most precious of human goods and to squander it is is the most delicate form of dissipation in which man can indulge. Cleopatra dissolved in wine a priceless pearl, but she gave it to Anthony to drink; when you waste the brief golden hours you take the beaker in which the gem is melted and dash its contents to the ground.”

“There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings <...> This is one of the most delicate forms of adultery.”