One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.
A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.
Life is a series of lessons that have to be understood.
In a symbol there is concealment and yet revelation: here therefore, by Silence and by Speech acting together, comes a double significance.