Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds: Men live on the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which yet they never enter, and with their hand on the doorlatch they die outside.

Sitting back in the evening, stargazing and stroking your dog, is an infallible remedy.

God said, I am tired of kings, I suffer them no more; Up to my ear this morning brings The outrage of the poor.

The way to write is to throw your body at the mark when your arrows are spent.

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.