I am ready to die out of nature, and be born again into this new yet unapproachable America I have found in the West.

Give all to love: Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good fame, Plans, credit, and the Muse,- Nothing refuse.

If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused.

Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.

A human being should beware how he laughs, for then he shows all his faults.

My life should be unique; it should be an alms, a battle, a conquest, a medicine.

But every jet of chaos which threatens to exterminate us is convertible by intellect into wholesome force. Fate is unpenetrated causes.