“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled”
“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled”
“An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience”
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius”
“We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places”
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love”
“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way”