We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.

Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.

If there is one vegetable which is God-given, it is the haricot bean.

History records the names of royal bastards, but cannot tell us the origin of wheat.

Permanence of instinct must go with permanence of form...The history of the present must teach us the history of the past.

Seek those who find your road agreeable, your personality and mind stimulating, your philosophy acceptable, and your experience helpful. Let those who do not, seek their own kind.

The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.