“There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.”

Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.

Habits change into character.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

Little things please little minds.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

Time the devourer of all things.

Love is a kind of warfare.

I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.