That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney.'

Shakspeare never has six lines together without a fault. Perhaps you may find seven: but this does not refute my general assertion.

And weave fine cobwebs, fit for skull That's empty when the moon is full; Such as take lodgings in a head That's to be let unfurnished.

To supply a thought is mental massage; but to evolve a thought of your own is an achievement. Thinking is a brain exercise-and no faculty grows save as it is e…

I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to follow any idea, wise or mad that ma…