To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.
Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.
As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.
Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.
Let our lives be pure as snowfields, where our steps leave a mark but no stain.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.