There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

"People's minds are trained largely at the expense of their hearts." This is not so; it is only that there are more educable minds than there are educable hearts.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

We ask the poet: 'What subject have you chosen?' instead of: 'What subject has chosen you?

There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.