The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others.

Students and scholars of all kinds and of every age aim, as a rule, only at information, not insight. They make it a point of honour to have information about everything, every stone, plant, battle, or experiment and about all books, collectively and individually. It never occurs to them that information is merely a means to insight, but in itself is of little or no value.

Will without intellect is the most vulgar and common thing in the world, possessed by every blockhead, who, in the gratification of his passions, shows the stuff of which he is made.

Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.

In many cases hate a person is rooted in the involuntary estimate of its virtues.

We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.

Music is the answer to the mystery of life. The most profound of all the arts, It expresses the deepest thoughts of life.