To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Health and Cheerfulness mutually begets each other.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.