Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately when lawful, they do not excite desire.

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.