Who can mistake great thoughts? They seize upon the mind; arrest and search, And shake it; bow the tall soul as by wind; Rush over it like a river reeds.
Evil then results from imperfection.
The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it.
All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.
Sorrow is a stone that crushes a single bearer to the ground, while two are able to carry it with ease.
It is no great misfortune to oblige ungrateful people, but an unsupportable one to be forced to be under an obligation to a scoundrel.