There are theoretical reformers at all times, and all the world over, living on anticipation.

I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.

Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago.

A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate.

The only wealth is life.

A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?