When they are among us cats are angels

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty.

Art speaks only to the mind, whereas nature speaks to all the faculties.

Talent, will and genius are natural phenomena like the lake, the volcano, the mountain, the wind, the star, the cloud.

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.