When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long.

Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration.

You never know how you look through other people's eyes.

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. . Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man.

Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government.

Everything that is popular, it has been said, deserves the attention of philosophers: and this is for the obvious reason, that although it may not be of any worth in itself, yet it characterizes the people.

Books are for nothing but to inspire