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

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

A man is really alive only when he delights in the good-will of others.

True art can only spring from the intimate linking of the serious and the playful.

Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.

What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men, and then they choose to call themselves miserable.