Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.
We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
I once heard a preacher who sorely tempted me to go to church no more.
The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume, and do not invigorate men.