"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness…"

"I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride."

"I write for money, but I would write for glory."

"There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes be faulty, but the soul's sight is always true."