Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them..

If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds..

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress..

Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre..

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma..

Never cut what you can untie..

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth..

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it..

Imagination is the eye of the soul..

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve..

To teach is to learn twice..

Never be sad for what is over, just be glad it was once yours. Kindness is loving people more than they deserve..

Children need models rather than critics..

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk..

What is true by lamplight is not always true by sunlight..

Our worries always come from our weaknesses..

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future..

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you..

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet..

You want to talk to someone; first open your ears..

Eyes raised toward heaven are always beautiful, whatever they be..