We are not such fools as to pay for reading inferior books, when we can read superior books for nothing.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

All doubt is cowardice - all trust is brave.

To how many is the death of the beloved the parent of faith!

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

If there is a virtue in the world at which we should always aim, it is cheerfulness.

Law dies, books never.