Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint a second time.

I am a galley slave to pen and ink.

Imagination helps bring out the realism of every detail and only sees the beauties of the work.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.