Esteem Must Be Founded On Some Sort

Isn't The Greatest Rule Of All The Rules Simply To Please?

There Is No Fate More Distressing For An Artist Than To Have To Show Himself Off Before Fools, To See His Work Exposed To The Criticism Of The Vulgar And Ignorant.

I Want To Be Distinguished From The Rest; To Tell The Truth, A Friend To All Mankind Is Not A Friend For Me.

The Absence Of The Beloved, Short Though It May Last, Always Lasts Too Long.

Consistency Is Only Suitable For Ridicule.