As we retain but a faint remembrance of our felicity, it is but fair that the smartest stroke of sorrow should, if bitter, at least be brief.
Whatever they did, the Elysians were careful never to be vehement.
Man is made to create, from the poet to the potter.
A person's fate is their own temper.
Destiny is our will, and our will is nature.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.