"I think there is nothing more lovely than the love of two beautiful women who are not envious of each other's charms."

"At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists."

"Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret."

"The more extensive your acquaintance with the works of those who have excelled, the more extensive will be your powers of invention; and the more extensive your powers of invention, the more original …"

"If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality."