The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.

We live by reposing trust in each other.

....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.

There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.

The brain is the citadel of sense perception.

Honey comes out of the air At early dawn the leaves of trees are found bedewed with honey. Whether this is the perspiration of the sky or a sort of saliva of the stars, or the moisture of the air purging itself, nevertheless it brings with it the great pleasure of its heavenly nature. It is always of the best quality when it is stored in the best flowers.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.