A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

When I say to the Moment flying; 'Linger a while -- thou art so fair!' Then bind me in thy bonds undying, And my final ruin I will bear!

All of us, just because we are able to talk, also believe we are able to talk about language.

One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

Say what we may of the inadequacy of translation, yet the work is and will always be one of the weightiest and worthiest undertakings in the general concerns of the world.

I am what I am, so take me as I am!.