Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

In one point of view, Gothic is not only the best, but the only rational architecture, as being that which can fit itself most easily to all services, vulgar or noble.

One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.

Like other beautiful things in this world, its end (that of a shaft) is to be beautiful; and, in proportion to its beauty, it receives permission to be otherwise useless. We do not blame emeralds and rubies because we cannot make them into heads of hammers.

They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.

Do not think it wasted time to submit yourselves to any influence which may bring upon you any noble feeling.