We must have the courage to be happy |
We only understand that which already within us. |
What we call little things are merely the causes of great things; they are the beginning, the embryo, and it is the point of departure which, generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence. One single black speck may be the beginning of a gangrene, of a storm, of a revolution. |
Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity. |
Will localizes us; thought universalizes us. |
Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and in lending oneself to the universal delusion without becoming its dupe. |
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark |
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle. |
Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves. |
Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves. |
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you. |