Every great man is a unique. The Scipionism of Scipio is precisely that part he could not borrow.

Nations have lost their old omnipotence; the patriotic tiedoes not hold. Nations are getting obsolete, we go and live where we will.

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Self-command is the main elegance.

A dilettantism in nature is barren and unworthy. A fop of fields is no better than his brother on Broadway.

What is life but the angle of vision? A man is measured by the angle at which he looks at objects.

Don't make a novel to establish a principle of political economy. You will spoil both.