A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.

All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to sickness, pain, suffering and death. Culture consists of bringing about the expression of these passions and desires in harmony.

By association with nature's enormities, a man's heart may truly grow big also.

However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight.

It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams.

We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad.

The only test of a soul's salvation is its inward happiness.