From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.

The musician of the present day, not being able to give us what is beautiful, torments himself to give us what is new.

True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.

To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.