A criminal is twice a criminal when he adds hypocrisy to his crime.

Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!

You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work; and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!

the beginning of my history is - love. It is the beginning of every man and every woman's history, if they are only frank enough to admit it.

Greatness is always envied - it is only mediocrity that can boast of a host of friends.

An opinion which excites no opposition at all is not worth having!

I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep.