"The more we are ourselves, the less we resemble others."

"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary."

"The state is nothing but a large-scale institution for the protection of property."

"The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience."

"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."