History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
The superfluous is the most necessary.
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.