Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.

Love may exist with out jealousy, although this is rare; but jealousy can exist without love, and this is common, for jealousy can feed on that which is bitter…

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men.

Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of goods.