“To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.”

Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.

Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.

The worst time is always the present.

We are never content with our lot.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.

Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.

You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.

Gentleness succeeds better than violence.

He knows the universe and does not know himself.

Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.

By the work one knows the workman.

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.

Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.

Be original; don’t be scared of being bold!

Clasp me in your warm embrace, let me feel the love your eyes so boldly promise.

Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.

Will you voyage out, will you venture? Will you plunder all the gold? Will be as wise as you are brave and bold? Only beasts can do it alone, truth be told.

So be bold, run free and live like poetry.

If we lack confidence, we may dislike people who are bold and courageous because they remind us of our shortcomings.