Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything

For particulars, as everyone knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fretsawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.

Liberty? Why it doesn't exist. There is no liberty in this world, just gilded cages.

Those who meant well behaved in the same way as those who meant badly.

Teaching is the last refuge of feeble minds with a classical education.