I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.