Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of more timid sort, fair play for each in its own kind.

Wine is earth's answer to the sun.

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

What concerns me now is that my life be a beautiful, powerful, in a word, a complete life of its kind.

Give me truth; cheat me by no illusion.

But the golden-rod is one of the fairy, magical flowers; it grows not up to seek human love amid the light of day, but to mark to the discerning what wealth lies hid in the secret caves of earth.

Life is richly worth living, with its continual revelations of mighty woe, yet infinite hope; and I take it to my breast.