Really to see the sun rise or go down every day, so to relate ourselves to a universal fact, would preserve us sane forever.

If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone.

The greater number of men are merely corporals.

How can he remember well his ignorance - which his growth requires - who has so often to use his knowledge?

As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done.

The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence.

Love your life, poor as it is.