Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

A stated truth loses its grace, but a repeated error appears insipid and ridiculous.

Many young painters would never have taken their pencils in hand if they could have felt, known, and understood, early enough, what really produced a master like Raphael.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.

Let there be truth between us.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

However often we turn to it [the Koran] at first disgusting us each time afresh, it soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our reverence. . . . Its style, in accordance with its contents and aim is stern, grand, terrible - ever and anon truly sublime - Thus this book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence.