The newest books are those that never grow old.
A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world, which I approach and imbibe with "a sort of greedy enjoyment," as Marcel Proust said of those rooms of his old home whose air was "saturated with the bouquet of silence."
Pedantry is the dotage of knowledge.
Be contented, when you have got all you want.
Originality is only variation.
There are only two classes in society: those who get more than they earn, and those who earn more than they get.