We shall always keep a spare corner in our heads to give passing hospitality to our friends' opinion.

Some superior minds are unrecognized because there is no standard by which to weigh them.

The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color; there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.

What can you possibly add to a mind that's full, especially one that's full of itself.

All good verses are like impromptus made at leisure.

Agriculture engenders good sense, and good sense of an excellent kind.

There are some heads which have no windows, and the day can never strike from above; nothing enters from heavenard.