One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

One spares old people just as one spares children.

Man errs, till he has ceased to strive.

It is commonly the personal character of a writer which gives him his public significance. It is not imparted by his genius. Napoleon said of Corneille, "Were he living I would make him a king;" but he did not read him. He read Racine, yet he said nothing of the kind of Racine.

I have observed that as long as one lives and bestirs himself, he can always find food and raiment, though it may not be of the choicest description.

Divide and command, a wise maxim; Unite and guide, a better.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.