To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.