Those Who Can Command Themselves Command Others.

The Dupe Of Friendship, And The Fool Of Love; Have I Not Reason To Hate And To Despise Myself? Indeed I Do; And Chiefly For Not Having Hated And Despised The World Enough.

Landscape Painting Is The Obvious Resource Of Misanthropy.

Human Life May Be Regarded As A Succession Of Frontispieces. The Way To Be Satisfied Is Never To Look Back.

The Art Of Life Is To Know How To Enjoy A Little And To Endure Very Much.

The Imagination Is Of So Delicate A Texture That Even Words Wound It.