“Courage is a kind of salvation.”

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

The first and best victory is to conquer self.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.