The First Great Law Is

To One, Science Is An Exalted Goddess; To Another It Is A Cow Which Provides Him With Butter.

The Victor Is Often Vanquished By His Own Success.

The Painter Is, As To The Execution Of His Work, A Mechanic; But As To His Conception And Spirit And Design He Is Hardly Below Even The Poet.

Eternity Gives Nothing Back Of What One Leaves Out Of The Minutes.

There Is A Nobility In The World Of Manners.