"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing."

"Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being."

"Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?"

"To die is nothing; but to live is dreadful."

"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the soul. It is an ardent, celestial, inextinguishable flame."