It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.
Religion! but for thee, prolific fiend, Who peoplest earth with demons, hell with men, And heaven with slaves!
Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not; Truth be veiled, but still it burneth; Love repulsed, - but it returneth!
When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear.
A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.
I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.