There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance

There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.

If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the rights of the weak that the duty of the strong is comprised.

With the exercise of a little care, the nettle could be made useful; it is neglected and it becomes hurtful. It is exterminated. How many men resemble the nettle!" He added with a pause: "Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.