Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
The enemy of art is the enemy of nature; art is nothing but the highest sagacity and exertion of human nature; and what nature will he honour who honours not the human?
Wisdom is the repose of the mind.
Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes.
Every man has his devilish minutes.
The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.