Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.
Education should bring to light the ideal of the individual.
A loving maiden grows unconsciously more bold.
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?
The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.
We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.