“The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them.”

“So vast is art, so narrow human wit.”

“Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make himself the slave of any habit. He must eat a piece of stale bread with the same relish and enjoyment as the most sumptuous dinner. Contentment is real wealth. If one develops within himself the quality of contentment he will become independent. Contentment is the creator of happiness. When one is contented he does not care either for riches or poverty. He lives above the influence of them and is indifferent to them.”

“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”

“Nullius in verba”

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”