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.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Beautiful eyes in the face of a handsome woman are like eloquence to speech.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Say what we will, we may be sure that ambition is an error. Its wear and tear on the heart are never recompensed.

The public man needs but one patron, namely, the lucky moment.

Love sacrifices all things to bless the thing it loves.