All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim.
The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.
