Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Out of moderation a pure happiness springs.

Publishers are all cohorts of the devil; there must be a special hell for them somewhere.

To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity, correctness. The greatest writer of all times. God's most astonishing creation.

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.