An author is often obscure to the reader because they proceed from the thought to expression than like the reader from the expression to the thought.

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.

Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.

It is with happiness as with watches: the less complicated, the less easily deranged.