The deed is everything, the glory is naught.
Hatred is something peculiar.
You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture. The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits.