There are men who never err, because they never propose anything rational.

The eternal feminine draws us on high.

Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them.

We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.

Faith is hidden household capital.

The old lose one of the greatest privileges of man, for they are no longer judged by their contemporaries.

It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last carried it.