Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Applause abates diligence.

You need a good editor because every writer thinks he can write a War and Peace, but by the time he gets it on paper, it's not War and Peace anymore; it's comic-book stuff. Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.

Some claim a place in the list of patriots, by an acrimonious and unremitting opposition to the court. This mark is by no means infallible. Patriotism is not necessarily included in rebellion. A man may hate his king, yet not love his country.

Expectation improperly indulged in must end in disappointment.

There may be community of material possessions, but there can never be community of love or esteem.