If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.
Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.