Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune.

Fate carries its own clock.

I see their souls, and I hold them in my hands, and because I love them they weigh nothing.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.