The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.
The Bible is to religion what the Iliad is to poetry
Life is a country that the old have seen, and lived in. Those who have to travel through it can only learn from them.
We live in an age in which superfluous ideas abound and essential ideas are lacking.
The idea of the nest in the bird's mind, where does it come from?
In order to be happy, think of the ills you have been spared.