“Adversity is neither friend nor foe. It is a common acquaintance that is desired less and rewarded most when embraced.”

“Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.”

“Of two evils choose the prettier.”

“We should live and learn but by the time we've learned it's too late to live.”

“Happiness is the ability to recognize it.”

“Take care of your common sense, and your dignity will take care of itsself”

“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”

“Nature: it might be the magical key to unlock a locked imagination.”

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”