Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten, when their noblest and most enduring works decay? Death comes even to monumental structures, and oblivion rests on the most illustrious names.

When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others.

All is as thinking makes it so

We are the other of the other

Truth and ceremony are two things.

As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

Imagine you were now dead, or had not lived before his moment. Now view the rest of your life as a bonus.