Truth is the foundation and the reason of the perfection of beauty, for of whatever stature a thing may be, it cannot be beautiful-and perfect, unless it be truly what it should be, and possess truly all that it should have.

One kind of happiness is to know exactly at what point to be miserable.

Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity.

A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.

We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love.