Slander is the solace of malignity.

The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.

Liquid, flowing words are the choicest and the best, if language is regarded as music. But when it is considered as a picture, then there are rough words which are very telling, they make their mark.

When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.

Be saving, but not at the cost of all liberality. Have the soul of a king and the hand of a wise economist.

Thoughts there are, that need no embodying, no form, no expression. It is enough to hint at them vaguely; a word, and they are heard and seen.

A fluent writer always seems more talented than he is. To write well, one needs a natural felicity and an acquired difficulty.