Superficiality

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Friendship: A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen

They do not love that do not show their love

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.

We are asleep until we fall in love

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the waters are calm

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection

Don’t judge a book by its cover

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over