Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.

Though, with the ascendancy of Louis, the political power of the nobles finally came to an end, France remained, in the whole complexion of her social life, completely aristocratic.

When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst into splendid flower.

But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.

There are a great deal of a great many kinds of love.

Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.

It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.