Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available
Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.
Nothing awakens reminiscence like an aroma.
Earnestness is the salt of eloquence.
I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.