"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness…"

"Hatred is blind; anger is a fool."

"I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride."

"One's first love is always the most foolish."

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every word spelled out is a spark."