The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge