"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more."

"The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, sometimes three."

"It is clear that the more a man has, the more he wants; and the more he wants, the more he suffers."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness."