Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Those only obtain love, for the most part, who seek it not.

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to it except what it likes to hear.

The arts are the salt of the earth; as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology.

Like the star that shines afar, Without haste and without rest, Let each one wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do their best.

How many years you have to keep on doing, until you know what to do and how to do!

There is nothing new on earth / For a person who lives long and experiences much. / In my years of youthful wandering / I have seen crystallized people.