Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man.

The better the book the more room for the reader.

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

Suffer fools gladly; they may be right.

The possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.

Forgive everybody but yourself.

Sacrifice is a form of bargaining.