For this reason, if you believe proverbs, let me tell you the common one: "It is unlucky to marry in May.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

There is no such thing as a perfect phrase, or a private language, and . . . time only runs the one way.

You know, with talented people....They draw people to themselves, and without even trying to, they tear them to shreds.

Adversity is a golden treasure.

Sport is imposing order on what was chaos.

Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.

Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it.

I considered calmly that I was born to write.

Beneath the blossoms with a pot of wine, No friends at hand, so I poured alone; I raised my cup to invite the moon, Turned to my shadow, and we became three.

It is much more easy for a Spanish person to love themselves than a Canadian person.

"But please, when you see an opportunity..." He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up so I have to look at him. His eyes glint. They almost look predatory. "Ruin them."