When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things

The heart has no wrinkles.

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

There are twelve hours in the day, and above fifty in the night.

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post.

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

I love you so passionately, that I hide a great part of my love, so as not to oppress you with it.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

The women are the strong ones, truly.

Be yourself. Don't imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.

If I can't be beautiful, I'd rather just die

Nowadays you can't be loud enough!

Inconsistency is the bugbear of fools! I wouldn't give a damn for a fellow who couldn't change his mind with a change of conditions.

Nothing is denied to well-directed labor.

Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don't get it.

The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.