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.

Fret not over the irretrievable, but ever act as if thy life were just begun.

Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.

I wait for the morning of my tears

We must be young to do great things.

Painting predicates what man wants to see, and what man ought to see, not what he ordinarily sees.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.