Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.
Alone, and without any reference to his neighbours, without any interference, the artist can fashion a beautiful thing; and if he does not do it solely for his own pleasure, he is not an artist at all.
It is not good for one's morals to see bad acting
If we men married the women we deserved, we should have a very bad time of it.