It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady.
The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself.
What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.
To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.