Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.

Nature goes her own way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work.

Experience is only half of experience.

He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.

The world runs on from one folly to another; and the man who, solely from regard to the opinion of others, and without any wish or necessity of his own, toils after gold, honour, or any other phantom, is no better than a fool.