Style in painting is the same as in writing,-a power over materials, whether words or colors.
A defeat to a brave man is only a victory deferred.
Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only be acquired by cultivation and practice.
The press should be the voice of the people, not of party.
Literature is the garden of wisdom.
Some few have a natural talent for office-bolding; very many for office-seeking.