The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

老年并不有趣，直到你真正到达那个年纪。

对犯罪者的研究应从其头骨研究开始。

诗歌优于生活的地方在于，如果它足够尖锐，可能会持久。

过去是一个异国；他们在那里做事的方式不同。

"To write is to speak without being interrupted."