No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.

Votes should be weighed not counted.

Physical beauty is the sign of an interior beauty, a spiritual and moral beauty which is the basis, the principle, and the unity of the beautiful.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Many a crown shines spotless now that yet was deeply sullied in the winning.