In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.

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

I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs.

A well-bred carriage is difficult to imitate; for in strictness it is negative, and it implies a long-continued previous training.

Give me those days with heart in riot, The depths of bliss that touched on pain, The force of hate, and love's disquiet- Ah, give me back my youth again!

The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it.

Hypotheses are only the pieces of scaffolding which are erected round a building during the course of construction, and which are taken away as soon as the edifice is completed.