We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own
Before you use a fancy word, make room for it.
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of us, or, at least, without our participation,--like everything inspired.
The true character of epistolary style is playfulness and urbanity.