The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind.

Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle; therefore they take boys from one village and another village, stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against one other.

All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

Affectation is the product of falsehood.

Teaching school is but another word for sure and not very slow destruction.

Of all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don't happen at all.