How shall a man escape from his ancestors, or draw off from his veins the black drop which he drew from his father's or mother's life?

The unbelief of the age is attested by the loud condemnation of trifles.

You must let go of a thing for a new one to come to you.

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises. 'Tis the vulgar great who come dizened with gold and jewels. Real kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.

It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence, whether a man be behind it or no.