An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact . . .

The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.

When one illusion vanishes, another shall appear, and, still leading me forward towards an horizon that retreats as I advance, the happy prospect of futurity shall vanish only with my existence.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

How success changes the opinion of men!