Love seems to beautify and inspire all nature. It raises the earthly caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly, it paints the feathers in spring, it lights the glowworm's lamp, it wakens the song of birds, and inspires the poet's lay. Even inanimate Nature seems to feel the spell, and flowers glow with the richest colours.

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.

When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

Art trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.

Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.

A Cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around.