I did not fall into love - I rose into love.

We cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

The frenzy of nations is the statesmanship of fate.

The secret of fashion is to surprise and never to disappoint.

Earnest men never think in vain, though their thoughts may be errors.

The astronomer who catalogues the stars cannot add one atom to the universe; the poet can call an universe from the atom.