Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

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

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non violence in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.

In constructing the plot and working it out with the proper diction, the poet should place the scene, as far as possible, before his eyes. In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. 
colour - so long as it's black. 

Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

Most people would rather give than get affection.