Anything that happens gradually is always irrevocable.
Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.
Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'
Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible.
O memory, thou bitter sweet,--both a joy and a scourge!
Venice astonishes more than it pleases at first sight.