There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

There are two consequences in history; an immediate one, which is instantly recognized, and one in the distance, which is not at first perceived. These consequences often contradict each other; ... look to the end of an accomplished fact, and you will see that it has always produced the contrary of what was expected from it.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Justice is the bread of the nation; it is always hungry for it.

The heart feels, the head compares.