A person seldom falls sick but the bystanders are animated with a faint hope that he will die.

The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.

All the great ages have been ages of belief.

When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart.

"In the woods we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life~~no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair."

Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean cannot be had.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.