"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."

"Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."

"When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure."

"It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble."

"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."