It is strange what society will endure from its idols.
The stars are so far, far away!
Jealousy ought to be tragic, to save it from being ridiculous.
Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition: with it we are great, generous, and true; without it, we are little, false, and mean.
Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.
If there be any one habit which more than another is the dry rot of all that is high and generous in youth, it is the habit of ridicule.