Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

A good imitation is the most perfect originality

God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.

If you are attacked as regards your style, never reply; it is for your work alone to make answer.

Wine is the divine juice of September.

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.