Civilization is an enormous device for economizing knowledge,.

Civilization is an enormous device for economizing knowledge,.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.

The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which read more

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape. - Aphorisms and Reflections.

In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.

In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.

In jealousy there is more self-love than love.

In jealousy there is more self-love than love.

The envious only hate the excellence they cannot reach.

The envious only hate the excellence they cannot reach.

Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.

Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.