"I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them."

"I am a man more sinn'd against than sinning."

"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."

"Is necessary to take such measures that, when they believe no longer, it may be possible to make them believe by force."

"If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater."

"Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it about like marmalade."

"Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great."

"The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent."

"The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self- esteem."

"Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper."