The emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man’s intelligence.
Sins of the flesh are nothing. They are maladies for physicians to cure, if they should be cured. Sins of the soul alone are shameful.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.
It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.