Almost The Whole Of History Is But

A Good Number Of Works Owe Their Success To The Mediocrity Of Their Authors' Ideas, Which Match The Mediocrity Of Those Of The General Public.

Nearly All Men Are Slaves For The Same Reason That The Spartans Assigned For The Servitude Of The Persians -- Lack Of Power To Pronounce The Syllable, "no." To Be Able To Utter That Word And Live Alone, Are The Only Means To Preserve One's Freedom And One's Character.

Too Elevated Qualities Often Unfit A Man For Society. We Do Not Go To Market With Ingots, But With Silver And Small Change.

Contact With The World Either Breaks Or Hardens The Heart.

The Majority Of The Books Of Our Time Give One The Impression Of Having Been Manufactured In A Day Out Of Books Read The Day Before.