He only fears men who does not know them, and he who avoids them will soon misjudge them.

A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.

And we went our separate ways without having understood each other. As in this world nobody understands the other easily.

This is the true measure of love, When we believe that we alone can love, That no one could ever have loved so before us, And that no one will ever love in the same way after us.

We are not all equal, nor can we be so.

Alas, that we should be so unwilling to listen to the still and holy yearnings of the heart! A god whispers quite softly in our breast, softly yet audibly; telling us what we ought to seek and what to shun.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.