The problem of restoring to the world original and eternal beauty is solved by redemption of the soul.
The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.
The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.
With most men, scarce a link of memory holds yesterday and to-day together.
A gentleman makes no noise; a lady is serene.
The population of the world is a conditional population; these are not the best, but the best that could live in the existing state of soils, gases, animals, and morals: the best that could yet live; there shall be a better, please God.