They took each other's advice, opened one book, went over to another, then did not know what to decide when opinions diverged so widely.
Concern for morality makes every work of the imagination false and stupid.
Stupidity lies in wanting to draw conclusions.
The public wants work which flatters its illusions.
Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the most chilling.
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.