Envy is littleness of soul.

Genius only leaves behind it the monuments of its strength.

Religion either makes men wise and virtuous, or it makes them set up false pretenses to both.

Persons of slender intellectual stamina dread competition, as dwarfs are afraid of being run over in the street.

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

To expect an author to talk as he writes is ridiculous; or even if he did you would find fault with him as a pedant.