“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened”

“Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things”

“If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. ”

“It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband”

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone ”

“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”