The sublime only paints the true, and that too in noble objects; it paints it in all its phases, its cause and its effect; it is the most worthy expression or image of this truth. Ordinary minds cannot find out the exact expression, and use synonymes.
Jean de la BruyereMaking a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
Jean de la BruyereAs riches and honor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.
Jean de la Bruyere