Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.