There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.