Children need models rather than critics.
Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity.
Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre.
Speech is but the incorporation of thought.
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.
The simple-hearted and sincere never do more than half deceive themselves.