Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.

Our worst fears, like our greatest hopes, are not outside our powers, and we can come in the end to triumph over the former and to achieve the latter.

There is no doubt that a person's charms are less frequently a cause of love than a remark such as: 'No, this evening I shan't be free'.

Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Desire makes everything blossom

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.