If the whole of history is in one man, it is all to be explained from individual experience.

Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought. Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better.

A scholar does not wish to be always pumping his brains; he wants gossips.

Immortality. I notice that as soon as writers broach this question they begin to quote. I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Words are alive. Cut them and they bleed.

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.