The foul slime stands for the sloth and vice of man, the decay of humanity; the fragrant flower that springs from it, for the purity and courage which are immortal.

Is there any such thing as wisdom not applied to life?

Undoubtedly, in the most brilliant successes, the first rank is always sacrificed.

It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

By one bait or another, Nature allures inhabitants into all her recesses.