Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.Francis Bacon
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.Francis Bacon
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.Francis Bacon
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.Francis Bacon
The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.Francis Bacon
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.Fyodor Dostoevsky
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.Fyodor Dostoevsky
Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference are the signs of good breeding.Anton Chekhov
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.Jane Austen
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.Jane Austen
