You know the Ark of Israel and the calf of Belial were both made of gold. Religion has never yet changed the metal of her one adoration.
Genius cannot escape the taint of its time more than a child the influence of its begetting.
An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.
There is no applause that so flatters a man as that which he wrings from unwilling throats.
Talent wears well, genius wears itself out; talent drives a snug brougham in fact; genius, a sun-chariot in fancy.
Fame has only the span of the day, they say. But to live in the hearts of people-that is worth something.