In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for at least a time is a necessary skill for being happy.]

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

A dictionary is merely the universe arranged in alphabetical order.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

The law in its majesty prohibits rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges.