One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.
Character develops itself in the stream of life.
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
Must it so be that whatever makes man happy must later become the source of his misery?
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.
All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.
The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age.
It's in the anomalies that nature reveals its secrets.
If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.
Wisdom is found only in truth.
Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.
In art the best is good enough.
What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.