“Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, so there are also monosyllabic words of infinite meaning.”

“To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.”

“If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called "Damn It".”

“If we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones.”

“There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.”

“The excuses we make to ourselves when we want to do something are excellent material for soliloquies, for they are rarely made except when we are alone, and are very often made aloud.”

“Every condition of the soul has its own sign and expression...So you will see how hard it is to seem original without being so.”