Words too familiar, or too remote, defeat the purpose of a poet.
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
Women can spin very well; but they cannot make a good book of cookery.
As he that lives longest lives but a little while, every man may be certain that he has no time to waste. The duties of life are commensurate to its duration; and every day brings its task, which, if neglected, is doubled on the morrow.
The joy of life is variety.