Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear.
A fluent writer always seems more talented than he is. To write well, one needs a natural felicity and an acquired difficulty.
Our life is woven wind.
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
If authorities were well organized, there would not be an Unknown Warrior.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.