I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter that all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.

A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer.

Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.

Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.