The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was looked upon as a demigod.
There are men who can think no deeper than a fact.
The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.
It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws
No one is ignorant that our character and turn of mind are intimately connected with the water-closet.