courage

envy

is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

is like a flame in that it blackens that which is above it and which it cannot reach.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

is a crucible where memory is purified ; we only remember a dead friend by those qualities which make him regretted.

The grave is a crucible where memory is purified ; we only remember a dead friend by those qualities which make him regretted.

is a courtesan, whom we seek to please without respecting.

Public opinion is a courtesan, whom we seek to please without respecting.

is the hospital of the souls that the world has wounded.

Religion is the hospital of the souls that the world has wounded.