In the common world of fact the wicked were not punished, nor the good rewarded. Success was given to the strong, failure thrust upon the weak. That was all.

In England it is enough for a man to try and produce any serious, beautiful work to lose all his rights as a citizen.

Nothing worth learning can ever be taught

However, it is always nice to be expected, and not to arrive.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

A woman who cannot make her mistakes charming, is only a female.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.