The young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind.

That the outer man is a picture of the inner, and the face an expression and revelation of the whole character, is a presumption likely enough in itself, and therefore a safe one to go on; borne out as it is by the fact that people are always anxious to see anyone who has made himself famous. Photography offers the most complete satisfaction of our curiosity.

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

No one can transcend their own individuality.

Every truth passes through 3 stages before it is recognized 1)ridicule 2) opposition 3) accepted as self-evident.

I love looking at famous people. Because of the way they look. Because of the way photography makes them look famous.

There is more to be learnt from every page of David Hume than from the collected philosophical works of Hegel, Herbart, and Schleiermacher are taken together.