There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love.

I hate all explanations; they who make them deceive either themselves or the other party,-generally both.

What is fruitful alone is true.

Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

We are our own aptest deceiver.

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

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art, and no surer method of linking oneself to it than by Art.