No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

Illusion, Temperament, Succession, Surface, Surprise, Reality, Subjectiveness,--these are the threads on the loom of time, these are the lords of life.

Each moment of the year has its own beauty.

Before a leaf-bud has burst, its whole life acts; in the full-blown flower there is no more; in the leafless root there is no less.

As soon as a child has left the room his strewn toys become affecting.

The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.

To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.