Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.
There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women.
Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
The Arab who built himself a hut with marbles from the temple of Palmyra is more philosophical than all the curators of the museums of London, Paris, and Munich.
It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.
When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.