There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
One should eat to live, not live to eat.