Heaven should be kind to stupid people, for no one else can be consistently.
Reproach is usually honest, which is more than can be said of praise.
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the physical presence.
Imagination helps the realism of every detail, and only sees the beauties of the work.
A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.
Paris, like every pretty woman, is subject to inexplicable whims of beauty and ugliness.