To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value ... surely that is to lead the noble life.

"Old times" never come back and I suppose it's just as well. What comes back is a new morning every day in the year, and that's better.

Always begin anew with the day, just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does.

The sweetest roamer is a boy's young heart.

The willingness to take risks is our grasp of faith.

What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind.

The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power.