I learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he that will be nothing but a doer of his work is sure of his manhood.

I only know when I don't know a thing. My uncle has taught me that wisdom lies in that.

Our life is no dream; but it ought to become one, and perhaps will.

In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.

A fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.