Hell, madam, is to love no longer.

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.

Hope is a risk that must be run.

Suicide only really frightens those who are never tempted by it and never will be, for its darkness only welcomes those who are predestined to it.

Faith is not a thing which one loses, we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

...the most dangerous shortsightedness consists in underestimating the mediocre.

You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

Wherever you are — it’s too early to draw a conclusion. You may be down, but you’re not done. Today’s defeat could be tomorrow’s gold.

And so the result of several years of Everybody Shareskyism, other than slaughtering people, is for everybody to stand around and stare blankly at each other.

Ignore the misery. Custom invites you to ignore the misery."SHOW YOUR TONGUE

How right it is to love flowers and the greenery of pines and ivy and hawthorn hedges

Dismiss the old horse in good time lest he fail in the lists and the spectators laugh.

Some women have the best husbands. Others make the best of the husbands they have.

I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.

People with good hearts are the ultimate winners.

You might think I'm bulletproof, but I'm not.

Meet every level of frustration with a greater level of character.