Character is constructed amidst the tempests of the World

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing

The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as often find him above as below his reputation.

In all times it is only individuals that have advanced science, not the age.

Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.