The world dread nothing so much as being convinced of their errors.

Human life may be regarded as a succession of frontispieces. The way to be satisfied is never to look back.

We can be said only to fulfil our destiny in the place that gave us birth. I should on this account like well enough to spend the whole of my life in travelling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend afterwards at home!

Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know.

Whatever interests is interesting.

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined to be. We generally make up our minds beforehand to the sort of person we should like, grave or gay, black, brown, or fair; with golden tresses or raven locks; - and when we meet with a complete example of the qualities we admire, the bargain is soon struck.

The last pleasure in life is the sense of discharging our duty.