“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.”
“I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.”
“Now, it it well known that one cannot step on a tack without saying something about it.”
“Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.”
“One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp.”
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.”