The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.

When the wine goes in, strange things come out.

A sublime soul can rise to all kinds of greatness, but by an effort; it can tear itself from all bondage, to all that limits and constrains it, but only by strength of will. Consequently the sublime soul is only free by broken efforts.

Not he who scorns the Saviour's yoke Should wear his cross upon the heart.

While the womanly god demands our veneration, the godlike woman kindles our love; but while we allow ourselves to melt in the celestial loveliness, the celestial self-sufficiency holds us back in awe.

Obedience decks the Christian most.

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.