"How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know."

"As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power."

"Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work."

"If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way."

"A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies."

"A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"Love is a friendship set to music."