“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”

“My hate is general, I detest all men;Some because they are wicked and do evil,Others because they tolerate the wicked,Refusing them the active vigorous scornWhich vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”

“Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.”

“The more we love someone, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that true love shows itself.”

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.”

“A quienes me preguntan la razón de mis viajes les contesto que sé bien de qué huyo pero ignoro lo que busco”