Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.
beauty man praise tso-love work
I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.
life man wisdom
It appears to me that almost any man may like the spider spin from his own inwards his own airy citadel.
man
Though a quarrel in the streets is a thing to be hated, the energies displayed in it are fine; the commonest man shows a grace in his quarrel.
grace man
I begin to get a little acquainted with my own strength and weakness. Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.
beauty man strength tso-love weakness work
Music's golden tongue Flatter'd to tears this aged man and poor.
man music