"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"A man who has no illusions is the most disillusioned of all."

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

"Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself."

"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."