The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.

How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.

Sleep, thou repose of all things; sleep, thou gentlest of the deities; thou peace of the mind, from which care flies; who doest soothe the hearts of men wearied with the toils of the day, and refittest them for labor.

It is hope which makes the shipwrecked sailor strike out with his arms in the midst of the sea, though no land is in sight.

Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless.