A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
I have found out that though the ways in which I can make myself useful are few, yet the work open to me is endless.
The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens.
Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
Literature is my Utopia
One must envision the higher life and behave as if it were a fact before it can unfold.