To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.

To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him.

Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.

Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Do not judge God's world from your own. Trim your own hedge as you wish and plant your flowers in the patterns you can understand, but do not judge the garden of nature from your little window box.

People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least.