The goof man, in dealing with his people, taxes them with luxury.
The greatest discoveries are those that shed light unto ourselves.
Solitude is naught and society is naught. Alternate them and the good of each is seen.
In certain men digestion and sex absorb the vital force, and the stronger these are, the individual is so much weaker. The more ofthese drones perish, the better for the hive.
History - a biography of a few stout and earnest persons
In the death of my son, now more than two years ago, I seem to have lost a beautiful estate,--no more. I cannot get it nearer to me.