“The doleful, ugly sounds became entangled in his whiskers.”

“The illness of a doctor is always worse than the illnesses of his patients.The patients only feel, but the doctor, as well as feeling, has a pretty good idea of the destructive effect of the disease on his constitution.This is a case in which knowledge brings death nearer.”

“However low he may fall, a man can never deny himself the delight of feeling cleverer, more powerful or even better fed than his companions.”

“You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.”

“I do not care to see men better off – but better!”

“Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.”

“When the life is monotonous , even grief is a welcome event...”