A great man represents a great ganglion in the nerves of society, or to vary the figure, a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists in his being there.

It's a good thing to be rich and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

In order to know whether a human being is young or old, offer it food of different kinds at short intervals. If young, it will eat anything at any hour of the day or night.

To rest upon a formula is a slumber that, prolonged, means death.

A man's opinions are generally of much more value than his arguments.