Wouldst thou ever roam abroad? See, what is good lies by thy side. Only learn to catch happiness, for happiness is ever by you.

The theater has often been at variance with the pulpit; they ought not to quarrel. How much is it to be wished that in both the celebration of nature and of God were intrusted to none but men of noble minds.

The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Very few people love others for what they are; rather, they love what they lend them, their own selves, their own idea of them.

Merely to breathe freely does not mean to live.