There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics. ... We repeat, there was far more imagination in the head of Archimedes than in that of Homer.
Writing is the painting of the voice.
Let us read, and let us dance — these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
We adore, we invoke, we seek to appease, only that which we fear.
Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.