Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.

It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the end of hope.

The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.

Paradise is always where love dwells.

Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good.