By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.

Society always consists in the greatest part, of young and foolish persons.

An imaginative book renders us much more service at first, by stimulating us through its tropes, than afterward, when we arrive atthe precise sense of the author. I think nothing is of any value in books, excepting the transcendental and extraordinary.

In good company, the individuals merge their egotism into a social soul exactly co-extensive with the several consciousnesses there present.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

A forte always makes a foible.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.