I was oppressed with the sensations I then felt; I sunk under the weight of them.

What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

No one feels himself easy in a garden which does not look like the open country.

Our modern wars make many unhappy while they last and none happy when they are over.

A distracted existence leads us to no goal

Unrest and uncertainty are our lot.