If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.

Freedom has nothing to do with having the right to vote for your oppressor; freedom is not having any form of oppression.

Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date.

Love is like a hunter, who cares not for the game when once caught, which he may have pursued with the most intense and breathless eagerness. Love is strongest in pursuit; friendship in possession.

Where the banana grows man is sensual and cruel.

The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.

The height of the pinnacle is determined by the breadth of the base.