There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

Could I love less, I should be happier now.

We love and live in power; it is the spirit's end. Mind must subdue; to conquer is its life.

Let us think less of men and more of God.

If all were rich, gold would be penniless.

Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.

Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.