"There are no such things as small countries. All countries are great through the role they play in the history of mankind."

"There are no weeds, and no worthless men. There are only bad cultivators."

"The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the faint-hearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and the valiant, it is the ideal."

"The beautiful is as useful as the useful."

"To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life."