Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities.

It depends little on the object, much on the mood, in art.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Society cannot do without cultivated men. As soon as the first wants are satisfied, the higher wants become imperative.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Poetry being ... when we look from the center outward.

Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.