Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
Indolence and stupidity are first cousins.
Cats don't caress us-they caress themselves on us.
Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice.
Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.