The Shortness Of Life, So

A Happy Life Is Impos­si­ble; The Best That A Man Can Attain Is A Heroic Life.

The Mother Of Useful Arts Is Necessity; That Of The Fine Arts Is Luxury. For Father The Former Has Intellect; The Latter Genius, Which Itself Is A Kind Of Luxury.

To Read A Book Is To Hold An Entire World In The Palm Of Your Hand. That World Is Unique To You; No Two Readers Can Ever Inhabit The Same World

There Is No Doubt That Life Is Given Us, Not To Be Enjoyed, But To Be Overcome; To Be Got Over.

The More Unintelligent A Man Is, The Less Mysterious Existence Seems To Him.