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.
man tso-life 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