If Men Could Regard The Events Of

For Intelligent People, Action Often Means Escape From Thought, But It Is A Reasonable And A Wise Escape.

Old Age Is Far More Than White Hair, Wrinkles, The Feeling That It Is Too Late And The Game Finished, That The Stage Belongs To The Rising Generations. The True Evil Is Not The Weakening Of The Body, But The Indifference Of The Soul.

A Man Cannot Free Himself From The Past More Easily Than He Can From His Own Body.

Only Passions Can Raise A Man Above The Level Of The Animal.

Writing Is A Difficult Trade Which Must Be Learned Slowly By Reading Great Authors; By Trying At The Outset To Imitate Them; By Daring Then To Be Original; By Destroying One's First Productions.