I think that an author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.

We moralize among ruins.

Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.

A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.

No, it is better not. She will only ask me to take a message to Albert.

Without dancing you can never attain a perfectly graceful carriage, which is of the highest importance in life.