"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life"
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."
"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods."
"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet."