Men in a state of nature, uncivilized nations, children, have a great fondness for colors in their utmost brightness, and especially for yellow-red.

What you can do, or think you can, begin it.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

The highest happiness of man ... is to have probed what is knowable and quietly to revere what is unknowable.

True love is love that stays constant for ever, whatever it's fortune; whether requited or scored, filled or sent empty away.

If you treat men the way they are you never improve them. If you treat them the way you want them to be, you do.