Those only obtain love, for the most part, who seek it not.

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.

It is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.

Flowers are the beautiful hieroglyphics of nature with which she indicates how much she loves us.

All perishable is but an allegory.

Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.