A man may twist as he pleases, and do what he pleases, but he inevitably comes back to the track to which nature has destined him.

No two people see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will often apply the same principle, recognized by both, differently. Even one and the same person won't always maintain the same views and judgments: earlier convictions must give way to later ones.

Prudent and active men, who know their strength and use it with limit and circumspection, alone go far in the affairs of the world.

If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything.

I curse all negative purism that tells me not to use a word from another language that either expresses something that my own language cannot or does that in a more delicate manner.

I bid the chords sweet music make, And all must follow in my wake.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love