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.

Life is less than nothing without love.

The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.

The long days are no happier than the short ones.

I cannot be content with less than heaven.

None but God can fill the perfect whole.

Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.