Gold adulterates one thing only,--the human heart.

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor.

There are women so hard to please that it would seem as if nothing less than an angel would suit them; and hence it comes that they often encounter devils.

Delicacy is the genuine tint of virtue.

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.

We shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.

Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we arrive, at length, at God.

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are naturally more credulous.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.

Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.

Poetry, is a life long war wagedagainst ineffable beauty.

We all have the capacity to find the will to do what must be done - even when that which we must do terrifies us most. Remember this.

It's not uncool to worry about people who seem like they're going on the wrong path. There's nothing cool about being self-destructive.

A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect.

i change by not changing at all

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.

The [priest] was really my teacher, because I reacted against the things he told me.

The world is full of miserable places. One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money

The wavering multitude is divided into opposite factions.