To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

Men have feverishly conceived a heaven only to find it insipid, and a hell to find it ridiculous.

Columbus gave the world another world.

... so in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being that has known how to touch it. That being is not selected; it is recognised and obeyed.

A man's memory may almost become the art of continually varying and misrepresenting his past, according to his interest in the present.

The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive

Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure, or fear. To be happy, you must be reasonable, or you must be tamed. You must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world and what things in it can really serve you. To be happy, you must be wise.