Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the Beautiful is dead.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise.
A beautiful hand is an excellent thing in woman; it is a charm that never palls; and better than all, it is a means of fascinating that never disappears.
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.