Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.
Tender are a mother's dreams, But her babe's not what he seems. See him plotting in his mind To grow up some other kind.
When eras die, their legacies Are left to strange police. Professors in New England guard The glory that was Greece.
The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man.
The first thing the world does to a genius is to make him lose all his youth.
Real friendships among men are so rare that when they occur they are famous.