“Life tried to crush her but only succeeded in creating a diamond.”

“Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.”

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

“A person is only beautiful when their own beauty is reflecting onto others.”

“Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.”

“Adopt the peace of Nature; her secret is patience.”

“It is amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.”