There is no state of satisfaction, because to himself no man is a success.
... the life of the mind is reality, and love without romantic illumination is a spiritless matter.
He who demands little gets it.
There is a terrible loneliness in the spring.
It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright side and avoid disappointment.
Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.