The shy are afraid before danger; the cowards, during it; the brave, afterwards.
A man's friendship is often a support; a woman's friendship is always a consolation.
In order for sleep, wealth, and health to be truly enjoyed, it is necessary to interrupt them.
A man never reveals his own character more distinctly than when he describes another's.
After power, there is nothing as sublime as knowing how to have control over its use.
Art truly is not the bread, but rather the wine of life.
The memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be expelled.