I am always grieved when a man of real talent dies. The world needs such men more than Heaven does.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage -- he won't encounter many rivals.

"It may not be natural for man to walk on two legs, but it was a noble invention."

"The writer who can't at times throw away a thought about which another would have written dissertations, unworried whether or not the reader will find it, will never become a great writer."

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.