All great truths begin as blasphemies.
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
Never eat more than you can lift.
Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.