A man may welcome his beloved with circumstance, but a woman's love and her concern for his well-being are discreet.

Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are as different from one another as activity and passivity.

The spirit of poetry combines the profundity of the philosopher and the child's delight in bright pictures.

Chance arrives unannounced. It emerges, and when it leaves, we are lucky if the changes it has produced are only external.

Jealousy is a grievous passion that jealously seeks what causes grief.

Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.

In the long run, only woman remains true to mankind's foremost mission. Whatever she achieves, she achieves through herself, and alone. Man's master is the--public.