The secret of language is the secret of sympathy, and its full charm is possible only to the gentle

Why is one man richer than another? Because he is more industrious, more persevering and more sagacious.

To watch the corn grow, and the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over ploughshare or spade; to read, to think, to love, to hope, to pray, — these are the things that make men happy.

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

No divine terror will ever be found in the work of the man who wastes a colossal strength in elaborating toys; for the first lesson that terror is sent to teach us is, the value of the human soul, and the shortness of mortal time.

Civilization is the making of civil persons.