There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.

Many a man who is willing to be shot for his belief in a miracle would have doubted, had he been present at the miracle itself.

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.

What you have been obliged to discover by yourself leaves a path in your mind which you can use again when the need arises.

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

How did mankind ever come by the idea of liberty? What a grand thought it was!