To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost -that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization -is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization.

When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that?

The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.

A library implies an act of faith.

There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think.

He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.

A day will come when a cannon will be exhibited in museums, just as instruments of torture are now, and the people will be astonished that such a thing could have been.