"There are two kinds of beauty, one of the soul and the other of the body."

"He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all."

"The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water."

"I know who I am, and who I may be, if I choose."

"Let every man mind his own business."