It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
The language of truth is unvarnished enough.
Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.
Away with the world's opinion of you-it's always unsettled and divided.
There is no genius without a mixture of madness.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.