...one of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
I have a bad memory for facts.
If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.
To describe happiness is to diminish it.
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.