A great deal may be done by severity, more by love, but most by clear discernment and impartial justice.

We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

Gray is the color of all theory

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.

You must be either the servant or the master, the hammer or the anvil.