Man is a simple being, and however rich, varied, and unfathomable he may be, the cycle of his situations is soon run through.

There are situations in which hope and fear run together, in which they mutually destroy one another and lose themselves in dull indifference.

True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.

A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.

The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.

We can redeem anyone who strives unceasingly.

One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going.