It is the dread of something happening, something unknown and dreadful, that makes us do anything to keep the flicker of talk from dying out.
There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation.
A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent
Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.
He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave
How often my soul visits the National Gallery, and how seldom