Men and statues that are admired ire an elevated situation have a very different effect upon us when we approach them; the first appear less than we imagined them, the last bigger.

Good-humor is allied to generosity, ill-humor to meanness.

Men and statues that are admired ire an elevated situation have a very different effect upon us when we approach them; the first appear less than we imagined them, the last bigger.

Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive one.

I hardly know so true a mark of a little mind as the servile imitation of others.

Human knowledge is the parent of doubt.

Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter.