Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.

Bu is a word that cools many a warm impulse, stifles many a kindly thought, puts a dead stop to many a brotherly deed. No one would ever love his neighbor as himself if he listened to all the Buts that could be said.

Genius, the Pythian of the beautiful, leaves its large truths a riddle to the dull.

The secret of fashion is to surprise and never to disappoint.

Never, be argued out of your soul, never be argued out of your honor, and never be argued into believing that soul and honor do not run a terrible risk if you limp into life with the load of a debt on your shoulders.

In belief lies the secret of all valuable exertion.

The circle of life is cut up into segments. All lines are equal if they are drawn from the centre and touch the circumference.