 Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. |
| A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust. |
| Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera. |
| Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. |
| Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. |
| A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find. |
| Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself. |
| What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow. |
| You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive. |
| Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen. |
