it is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate.

To live in Venice is like being domesticated in the heart of an opal.

To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing

it is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate.

When an object or purpose is clearly held in thought, its precipitation, in tangible and visible form, is merely a question of time. The vision always precedes, and itself determines the realization.

Opportunity is responsibility. It is a fleeing conjunction of circumstances. It is a test as well as a privilege. To be always equal to the opportunity, - what more could be said of the highest success in life?

True socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them, - that is another matter.