The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.

When we love, it is the heart that judges.

Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions.

Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it.

Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

The beautiful invariably possesses a visible and a hidden beauty; and it is certain that no style is so beautiful as that which presents to the attentive reader a half-hidden meaning.