Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.

Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.

Constant companionship is not enjoyable, any more than constant eating. We sit too long at the table of friendship, when we outsit our appetites for each other's thoughts.

The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it. [a predisposition to notice the beautiful, in everything.]

The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.

Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.