The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop

Religion, Society, and Nature--these are the three struggles of man.

Dreaming is happiness. Waiting is life.

The earlier works of a man of genius are always preferred to the newer ones, in order to prove that he is going down instead of up.

Love is a fault; so be it.

The sunshine was delightful, the foliage gently astir, more from the activity of birds than from the breeze. One gallant little bird, doubtless lovelorn, was singing his heart out at the top of a tall tree.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!