Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.
He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.
Discouragement seizes us only when we can no longer count on chance.
Travelling is like a novel: it's what happens that counts.
The brain is a tool that gets rusty without constant, albeit moderate, exercise.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.