History goes out of control almost as often as nature does.

If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.

For some, bottles of liquor gleam like the towers of Eldorado.

The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind.

Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

Go ahead and voice your criticisms, but don't expect to be invited back.

Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes.