Man is born with the faculty of speech. Who gives it to him? He who gives the bird its song.
Children need models rather than critics.
Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things that have no features
Of what delights are we deprived by our excesses!
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.
Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective.