History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.