A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole books, or ideas for learned discussions, in some corner of a chapter so that one should think he can afford to throw them away by the thousand.

Many things about our bodies would not seem to us so filthy and obscene if we did not have the idea of nobility in our heads.

The most entertaining surface on earth is the human face.

I believe that man is in the last resort so free a being that his right to be what he believes himself to be cannot be contested.

The highest point to which a weak but experienced mind can rise is detecting the weakness of better men.

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

The greater part of human misery is caused by indolence.