“The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much, the companies never; it is the units, the single individuals, that are the power and the might.”

“The visible mark of extraordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the works of creation”

“One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking”

“Love flies, runs, and rejoices; it is free and nothing can hold it back”

“Beauty: The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband”

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”