Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.

Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Know'st thou the land where the lemon-trees bloom, Where the gold orange glows in the deep thicket's gloom, Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, And the groves are of laurel and myrtle and rose!

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

Everything is hard before it is easy.