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

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

If you love and serve man, you cannot, by any hiding or stratagem, escape remuneration.

We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus, in his sonnets, the lays of birds, the scents and dyes of flowers, he finds to be the shadow of his beloved; time, which keeps her from him, is his chest; the suspicion she has awakened, is her ornament

A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his companions by every word. Every opinion reacts on him who utters it. It is a threadball thrown at a mark, but the other end remains on the thrower

Prayer that craves a particular commodity, anything less than all good, is vicious.

Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect.