That the outer man is a picture of the inner, and the face an expression and revelation of the whole character, is a presumption likely enough in itself, and therefore a safe one to go on; borne out as it is by the fact that people are always anxious to see anyone who has made himself famous. Photography offers the most complete satisfaction of our curiosity.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror's booth at a fair, and sees the same tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

The heavy armor becomes the light dress of childhood; the pain is brief, the joy unending.

Not to go to the theater is like making one's toilet without a mirror.