A lovely countenance is the fairest of all sights, and the sweetest harmony is the sound of the voice of her whom we love.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.

A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Sometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

Only faith and restraint against the tyrant damns the saint.

You get to me all of the time. Always have. In all the good ways.

It is often my nature to be abstract, hidden in plain sight, or nowhere at all.

The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.

If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

The Holy Spirit has a way of His own to say much in few words.

a writer's first duty is to be clear. Clarity is an excellent virtue. Like all virtues it can be pursued at ruinous cost. Paid, so far as I am concerned, joyfully.