The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
Jean RacineRead
There are no secrets that time does not reveal.
Interpretation
The truth will eventually come out over time, no matter how well it is hidden.
This quote suggests that all things, including secrets and truths, are eventually exposed as time passes. It reflects the idea that time is a powerful force that uncovers hidden realities, reminding us that attempts to conceal the truth are ultimately futile.
In practice
In a speech about integrity, one could say, 'As Jean Racine wisely stated, there are no secrets that time does not reveal.'
The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want.
I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me.
I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.
A single word often betrays a great design.
A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility.
Oh,Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.
Do not to let your feelings (very natural and usual ones) of momentary irritation and discomfort be seen by others don't (as you so often did and do) let every little feeling be read in your face and seen in your manner . . .
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude.
If virtue & knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslav'd. This will be their great security.
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