Wisdom

Writing becomes an act of choosing, a sequence of acts, an uncertain journey. One knows, in writing, that every word is a first step, a lesson in humility.

No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him.

We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.

The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

Do not suppose the statements of the prophets to be true; they are all fabrications. Men lived comfortably till they came and spoiled life.

The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.

Intellect is the process which the soul completes its perception of reality.

The shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story.

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. When Darwin first saw this, how do you think he felt?

We are far more liable to be caught in the quicksands of degeneracy than in the whirlwind of passion.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies.

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

One always begins by imitating.