"This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man."

"No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments."

"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment."

"Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?"

"The best plan is to profit by the folly of others."

"A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic."

"To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody."

"If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power."

"A man can do all things if he but wills them."

"Rain usually makes me feel mellow. Curl up in the corner time, slow down, smell the furniture. Today it just makes me feel wet."