Nothing is rarer than real goodness.

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.

There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want back seats.