The diffusion of taste is not the same thing as the improvement of taste.

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.

We often forget our dreams so speedily: if we cannot catch them as they are passing out at the door, we never set eyes on them again.

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

The more you do, the more you can do.

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.

Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.