Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

The Italians have voices like peacocks - German gives me a cold in the head - and Russian is nothing but sneezing

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.