The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
Sovereigns always see with pleasure a taste for the arts of amusement and superfluity, which do not result in the exportation of bullion, increase among their subjects. They very well know that, besides nourishing that littleness of mind which is proper to slavery, the increase of artificial wants only binds so many more chains upon the people.
Women, in general, are not attracted to art at all, nor knowledge, and not at all to genius.
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.
