If the world does improve on the whole, yet youth must always begin anew, and go through the stages of culture from the beginning.

A noble man is led by woman's gentle words.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?

Solitude is fine when you are at peace with yourself and have something definite to do.

In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world... how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!

If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken.