The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.
Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.