To genius irregularity is incident, and the greatest genius is often marked by eccentricity, as if it disdained to move in the vulgar orbit. Brougham.
To genius life never grows commonplace. Lowell.
To get general ideas first and make particular observations last is to invert the process of education. Schopenhauer.
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, / To throw a perfume on the violet, / To smooth the ice, or add another hue / Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light / To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, / Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. King John, iii. 1.
To give alms is nothing unless you give 40 thought also, and therefore it is written, not "Blessed is he that feedeth the poor," but "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." Ruskin.
To give should be our pleasure, but to receive our shame. Goldsmith.
To give the world more than it gives us, to love it more than it loves us, and never to make suit for its applause, ensures a peaceful life and a happy departure. Bodenstedt.
To give to the human mind a direction which it shall retain for ages is the rare prerogative of a few imperial spirits. Macaulay.
To go back is easy, if we have missed our way on the road uphill; it is impossible only when the road is downhill. Froude.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to 45 outrage humanity. Pascal.