Rules and models destroy genius and art.
Malice often takes the garb of truth.
No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.
A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way.
The greatest grossness sometimes accompanies the greatest refinement, as a natural relief.
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.