My ideas usually come not at my desk writing, but in the midst of living.

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Learn everything that is good from others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days.