Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

No wonder we are all more or less pleased with mediocrity, since it leaves us at rest, and gives the same comfortable feeling as when one associates with his equals.

Nature! We live in her midst and know her not. She is incessantly speaking to us, but betrays not her secret. We constantly act upon her, and yet have no power over her. Variant: NATURE! We are surrounded and embraced by her: powerless to separate ourselves from her, and powerless to penetrate beyond her.

I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before.

It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to quarrel - they get to know each other better.

Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

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.