A girl of eighteen imagines the feelings behind the face that has moved her with its sympathetic youth as easily as primitive people imagined the humors of the gods in fair weather. What is she to believe in if not in this vision woven from within?
Friendships begin with liking or gratitude- roots that can be pulled up.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.
It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted.