I've always been intrigued by the supernatural.
Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.
Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
I have great respect for the office of the presidency and I really do believe that Donald Trump wants to do a good job.
There are two tendencies in all our war talk. . . . The first is to boast, if not of ourselves and our deeds, at least of our army, our corps, our regiments. The other is to find fault with, to criticize, to censure, to condemn others. If there is a victory, we gained it and must have the credit of it. If there is a failure, it was the fault of the other fellow,--he must be blamed for it.
You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.