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

Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.

The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas.

Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.

Love wants to be confirmed with concrete symbols, but recklessness loves instability.

People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single sound, but given even the slightest touch, and a magnificent tune emanates from them.

Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.