There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

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.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.

The greatest things in life always come with a chance of great loss

Dream lofty dreams and as you dream so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.

Do not grow old, no matter how long you live.

The lads really ran their socks into the ground.

Once you've married, be strict but just with your wife, don't allow her to forget herself, and when a misunderstanding arises, say: "Don't forget that I made you happy.

Critics often point to historical issues such as slavery, upon which many Christians did act inconsistently, in an effort to invalidate Christian participation in contemporary social issues.

If it was up to me, I’d choose the hard path with the easy ending, not the easy path with the hard end.

What painting is, is exactly what people see.

We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.