“There’s no night without stars.”

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

“For visions come not to polluted eyes.”

“You can make those promises with just as much passion the second time around. Such is the regenerative power of the human heart.”

“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

“Nature uses as little as possible of anything.”

“To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.”

“Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.”