Every modulated sound is not a song, and every voice that executes a beautiful air does not sing. Singing should enchant. But to produce this effect there must be a quality of soul and voice which is by no means common even with great singers.

When we love, it is the heart that judges.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions.

Abuse of words is the foundation of ideology.

If you would live happily, do not exaggerate life's evils, nor slight her blessings.