That youthful fervor, which is sometimes called enthusiasm, but which is a heat of imagination subsequently discovered to be inconsistent with the experience of actual life.

Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

A parsimony of words prodigal of sense.

There are so many plans, so many schemes, and so many reasons why there should be neither plans nor schemes.

There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.

If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.