There is a god within us, and we have intercourse with heaven. That spirit comes from abodes on high.
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
Love is a driver, bitter and fierce if you fight and resist him, Easy-going enough once you acknowledge his power.
Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.