Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises
from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.--_Zimmerman._
~Simplicity.~--Simplicity is doubtless a fine thing, but it often appeals
only to the simple. Art is the only passion of true artists.
Palestrina's music resembles the music of Rossini, as the song of the
sparrow is like the cavatina of the nightingale. Choose.--_Madame de
Girardin._