You can make even a parrot into a learned political economist - all he must learn are the two words "supply" and "demand."

Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.

How were friendship possible? In mutual devotedness to the good and true; otherwise impossible, except as armed neutrality or hollow commercial league. A man, be the heavens ever praised, is sufficient for himself; yet were ten men, united in love, capable of being and of doing what ten thousand singly would fail in. Infinite is the help man can yield to man.

Society is founded upon Cloth.

The all importance of clothes has sprung up in the intellect of the dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with clothes, a poet of clothes.

Caution is the lower story of prudence.

Love not pleasure; love God. This is the Everlasting Yea, wherein all contradiction is solved.