"A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend."

"Men have become the tools of their tools"

"Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new."

"Heroes are often the most ordinary of men."

"Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine."

"I derive no pleasure from talking with a young woman simply because she has regular features."

"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young."

"You can rot here without feeling it."

"Sing, Muse, of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus..."

"Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us."

"Happiness lies, first of all, in health."

"The meekest of animals will fight bravely when it is backed against a wall, for it has nothing left to lose. A poor man is more deadly than a rich man because he puts less value on his own life."