The strong and virtuous admit no destiny.

The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy.

The more a man desirous to pass at a value above his worth can contrast, by dignified silence, the garrulity of trivial minds, the more the world will give him credit for the wealth which he does not possess.

It is often the easiest move that completes the game. Fortune is like the lady whom a lover carried off from all his rivals by putting an additional lace upon his liveries.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In science, address the few, in literature the many. In science, the few must dictate opinion to the many; in literature, the many, sooner or later, force their judgement on the few.

When a man is not amused, he feels an involuntary contempt for those who are.