The true poet is called to take in the splendor of the world and for that reason will always be inclined to praise rather than tofind fault.

Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive.

The best pleasures of this world are not quite true.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

We must not take the faults of our youth with us into old age, for age brings along its own defects.

In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.