Perils, and misfortunes, and want, and pain, and injury, are more or less the certain lot of every man that cometh into the world. It behooveth thee, therefore, O child of calamity! early to fortify thy mind with courage and patience, that thou mayest support, with a becoming resolution, thy allotted portion of human evil. […]
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference. Aristotle
Philosophy triumphs easily over past and future evils; but present evils triumph over it. La Rochefoucauld, François
Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. But beautiful women don’t need to know about men. It’s the men who have to know about beautiful women. Hepburn, Katherine
Pleasure is to Women what the Sun is to the Flower; if moderately enjoyed, it beautifies, it refreshes, and it improves; if immoderately, it withers, etiolates, and destroys. Colton
Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime. Florian, Jean Pierre Claris
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. La Rochefoucauld, François
Plough deep while sluggards sleep. Franklin, Benjamin
Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom. Frost, Robert
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history. Plato
