Histories Make Men Wise; Poets, Witty; The

It Is As Hard And Severe A Thing To Be A True Politician As To Be Truly Moral.

I Don't Believe Art Is Available; It's Rare And Curious And Should Be Completely Isolated; One Is More Aware Of Its Magic The More It Is Isolated.

No Pleasure Is Comparable To The Standing Upon The Vantage-ground Of Truth.

... Wife And Children Are A Kind Of Discipline Of Humanity.

No Artist Knows In His Own Lifetime Whether What He Does Will Be The Slightest Good, Because It Takes At Least Seventy-five To A Hundred Years Before The Thing Begins To Sort Itself Out.