“Paris is always a good idea.”

“Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.”

“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.”

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”

“Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'”

“Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.”