The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.