Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.

At bottom, no real object is unpoetical, if the poet knows how to use it properly.

We are not all equal, nor can we be so.

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

Life is too short to drink bad wine.

Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.