The poet and the painter are only truly great by the mutual influences of their studies, and the jealousy of glory has only produced an idle contest.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one.

The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.

One may quote till one compiles.

The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

Beware of the man of one book. [Lat., Home unius libri, or, cave ab homine unius libri.]

The law don’t like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else.

At great expense, we have built a vast system of inter-connecting stupidities.

Ask yourself... If my body were a metaphor for my life, what would the message be?

I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Just because your whole life is going to hell doesn't mean you have to walk there.

The truth in you remains as radiant as a star, as pure as light, as innocent as love itself.

I think when you take forever off the table, it does something really interesting to what you think is important.

The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning knife.