I was an arden Hayes man, but that was natural, for I was pretty young at the time, I have since convinced myself that the political opinioins of a nation are of next to no value, in any case, but that what little rag of value they posess is to be found among the old, rather than among the young.

Hunger is the handmaid of genius

When one's character begins to fall under suspicion and disfavor, how swift, then, is the work of disintegration and destruction.

You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopaths (orthodoxy) to destroy it.

A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.