In truth the most striking figure for the relation of the two is that of the strong blind man carrying the sighted lame man on his shoulders.

Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

The scenes and events of long ago, and the persons who took part in them, wear a charming aspect to the eye of memory, which sees only the outlines and takes no note of disagreeable details. The present enjoys no such advantage, and so it always seems defective.

To read a book is to hold an entire world in the palm of your hand. That world is unique to you; no two readers can ever inhabit the same world

Every nation criticizes every other one - and they are all correct.

Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately