It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.

Wealth as well as sea water. The more we drink, the more thirsty. The so famous

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability.

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

On the path of actions, great heart is the chief recommendation; on that works, a great head.

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself.