A person who does not know the history of the last 3,000 years wanders in the darkness of ignorance, unable to make sense of the reality around him.

It is the most foolish of all errors for young people of good intelligence to imagine that they will forfeit their originality if they acknowledge truth already acknowledged by others.

These feet won't bear the woman Up the steep steps as lightheartedly They did the skipping child long years ago.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it. Others do just the same with their time.

His easy going behavior contrasts greatly with my restlessness.

Viewed from the summit of reason all life looks like a malignant disease and the world like a madhouse.

The source of all misery lies concealed within me, as the source of all happiness did formerly.

Leap and the net will appear.

Oh, I envy you!" he cried. "You are still nourished by yesterday's alms, but yesterday's happiness no longer nourishes me.