Appearance should never attain reality, And if nature conquers, then must art retire.
The iron chain and the silken cord are both equally bonds.
A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.
Stubbornness is not firmness.
Futurity is impregnable to mortal ken: no prayer pierces through heaven's adamantine walls. Whether the birds fly right or left, whatever be the aspect of the stars, the book of nature is a maze, dreams are a lie, and every sign a falsehood.
To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise.