Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Looks are part of business. A businessman should never stand out more than his customers. His mannerisms, his clothes, everything about him... Moderation is the key.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.