I Am Always Sorry When Any Language

You May Translate Books Of Science Exactly. ... The Beauties Of Poetry Cannot Be Preserved In Any Language Except That In Which It Was Originally Written.

Such Is The Emptiness Of Human Enjoyment That We Are Always Impatient Of The Present. Attainment Is Followed By Neglect, And Possession By Disgust.

Melancholy, Indeed, Should Be Diverted By Every Means But Drinking.

Babies Do Not Want To Hear About Babies; They Like To Be Told Of Giants And Castles.

Hope Is An Amusement Rather Than A Good, And Adapted To None But Very Tranquil Minds.