The unsuccessful bully can always become the father of a family.

A child is an adult temporarily enduring conditions which exclude the possibility of happiness.

the bad is more easily perceived than the good. A fresh lobster does not give such pleasure to the consumer as a stale one will give him pain.

The earth itself is slightly resistant to routine.

When we choose a god we choose one as much like ourselves as possible, or even more so!

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

... to lovers innumerable things do not matter.