"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all."

"We are rarely proud when we are alone."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm so private that my own family rarely knows me."

"A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred."

"Madness is something rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule."