Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Each mind has its own method. A true man never acquires after college rules.

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

We may like well to know what is Plato’s and what is Montesquieu’s or Goethe’s part, and what thought was always dear to the writer himself; but the worth of the sentences consists in their radiancy and equal aptitude to all intelligence. They fit all our facts like a charm. We respect ourselves the more that we know them.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest genius is the most indebted person.

Live, let live, and help live