I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense.

There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.

Love is not always blind and there are few things that cause greater wretchedness than to love with all your heart someone who you know is unworthy of love.

We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.

The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.

We do not write as we want, but as we can.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.