The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

The older I get the more I trust in the law according to which the rose and the lily bloom.

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

It is impossible that beauty should ever distinctly appreciate itself.