A sleeping child gives me the impression of a traveler in a very far country.

The escape from all false ties; courage to be what we are; and love of what is simple and beautiful; independence, and cheerful relation, these are the essentials.

Music causes us to think eloquently.

We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves.

Aristotle and Plato are reckoned the respective heads of two schools. A wise man will see that Aristotle platonizes.

The art of conversation, or the qualification for a good companion, is a certain self-control, which now holds the subject, now lets it go, with a respect for the emergencies of the moment.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.