“Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity.”

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

Never seek to tell thy love; Love that never told can be. For the gentle wind does move silently invisibly.

Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.

Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.

I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

The busy bee has no time for sorrow.

For I dance And drink and sing, Till some blind hand Shall brush my wing.

For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.

Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.

Everything to be imagined is an image of truth.

The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.

And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

I always had faith in my creative capacity.

Never compromise on who you are. You are born with the capacity to achieve greatness if you so desire.

All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.

The root of peace lies in the capacity to listen.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.