Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. Joseph Wood Krutch on cats
The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitides and values which shape the course of a nation's development. A revolution whichaims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution in spirit, the forces which had produced inequities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration. It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united determination to persevere in the struggle, to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist the corrupting influences of desire, ill will, ignorance, and fear. Aung San Suu Kyi on change
Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite. George Bancroft on beauty
As riches and favor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity. Jean La Bruyere on adversity
A slave has but one master; the ambitious man has as many masters as there are persons whose aide may contribute to the advancement of his fortune. Jean La Bruyere on ambition
Cunning leads to knavery. - It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. - Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery. Jean La Bruyere on cunning
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Jean La Bruyere on discretion
It is fortunate to come of distinguished ancestry. - It is not less so to be such that people do not care to inquire whether you are of high descent or not. Jean La Bruyere on family
Love lessens a woman's delicacy and increases a man's. Jean La Bruyere on love
A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were. Jean La Bruyere on religion
The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence. Jean La Bruyere on religion
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Jean La Fontaine on deceit
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu. Jean La Fontaine on love
To establish ourselves in the world, we have to do all we can to appear established. To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful. Francois la Rochefoucauld on success
Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck that of the people. François La Rochefoucauld on ability
There is great ability in knowing how to conveal one's ability. François La Rochefoucauld on ability
Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires. François La Rochefoucauld on absence
Age is a tyrant, who forbids, at the penalty of life, all the pleasures of youth. François La Rochefoucauld on age