...greatness Sympathises With Greatness, And Littleness Shrinks

Painters... Are The Most Lively Observers Of What Passes In The World About Them, And The Closest Observers Of What Passes In Their Own Minds.

It Is Essential To The Triumph Of Reform That It Should Never Succeed.

One Of The Pleasantest Things In The World Is Going On A Journey; But I Like To Go By Myself.

The Confession Of Our Failings Is A Thankless Office. It Savors Less Of Sincerity Or Modesty Than Of Ostentation. It Seems As If We Thought Our Weaknesses As Good As Other People's Virtues.

It Is Remarkable How Virtuous And Generously Disposed Every One Is At A Play.