The General History Of Art And Literature

The Scenes Of Our Life Are Like Pictures Done In Rough Mosaic. Looked At Close, They Produce No Effect. There Is Nothing Beautiful To Be Found In Them, Unless You Stand Some Distance Off.

There Is No More Mistaken Path To Happiness Than Worldliness, Revelry, High Life.

Compassion Is The Basis Of Morality.

Patriotism Is The Passion Of Fools And The Most Foolish Of Passions.

It Is A Clumsy Experiment To Make; For It Involves The Destruction Of The Very Consciousness Which Puts The Question And Awaits The Answer.