Convictions are prisons.

A book calls for pen, ink, and a writing desk; today the rule is that pen, ink, and a writing desk call for a book.

Man alone suffers so excruciatingly in the world that he was compelled to invent laughter.

A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.

We criticize a man or a book most sharply when we sketch out their ideal.

Love ever your neighbour as yourselves - but first be such as love themselves.

Many people wait throughout their whole lives for the chance to be good in their own fashion.