The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.

Man errs, till he has ceased to strive.

He who would reproach an author for obscurity should look into his own mind to see whether it is quite clear there. In the dusk the plainest writing is illegible.

How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing. Try to do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to.

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator.

We are not all equal, nor can we be so.

It is the nature of grace always to fill spaces that have been empty.