The more learned a writer, the more digression beckons him.

In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.

Reason is sight. Instinct is touch. Intuition is smell.

Bored by safety, the lover grows jealous and exacting.

As a child I was told by my parents that I was happy, but I did not believe them.

Reason argues the case, but fact may determine the judgment.

To make a thought my own, I must think it often.