Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end? Votes: 6
Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty. Votes: 3
Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy. Votes: 3
Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny. Votes: 3
Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on..." Votes: 3
There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality. Votes: 2
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others. Votes: 0
Pleasure and pain, the good and the bad, are so intermixed that we can not shun the one without depriving ourselves of the other. Votes: 0
It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when we despaired of success. Votes: 0
three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy. Votes: 0
Woman softens her own troubles by generously solacing those of others. Votes: 0
Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it. Votes: 0