I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds.

Every great man is always being helped by everybody, for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think.

In order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.

No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases.

The power of association is stronger than the power of beauty; therefore, the power of association is the power of beauty.

The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares.