Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.

Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.

With renunciation life begins.

With renunciation life begins.

We should be lenient in our judgment, because often the mistakes of others would have been ours had we had read more

We should be lenient in our judgment, because often the mistakes of others would have been ours had we had the opportunity to make them.

Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find read more

A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.