Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

Resignation is putting God between ourselves and our troubles.

We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.

The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two.

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.