To read means to borrow; to create out of one s readings is paying off one's debts.

The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least.

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

To read means to borrow; to create out of one s readings is paying off one's debts.

People who have read a good deal rarely make great discoveries. I do not say this in excuse of laziness, but because invention presupposes an extensive independent contemplation of things.