Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

I pride myself in recognizing and upholding ability in every party and wherever I meet it.

Having the courage to live within one's means is respectability.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel.

What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.