The world is a nettle; disturb it, it stings. Grasp it firmly, it stings not.
Do not think that years leave us and find us the same!
Sorrows humanize our race; tears are the showers that fertilize the world.
In life there are meetings which seem Like a fate.
No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.