“I have found more inspiration in the cottages of fishermen than in the palaces of the rich.”
“I have always found that it is far more convenient to be rich rather than to be poor.”
“For serenity, always prefer the cottage to the palace!”
“Pale Death with impartial tread beats at the poor man's cottage door and at the palaces of kings.”
“In my view, I am often immensely rich, not in money, but (although just now perhaps not all the time) rich because I have found my metier, something I can devote myself to heart and soul and that gives inspiration and meaning to my life.”
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”