An excessive indulgence in the pleasures of social life constitutes the great interests of a luxuriant and opulent age.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one.

The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.

One may quote till one compiles.

The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

Beware of the man of one book. [Lat., Home unius libri, or, cave ab homine unius libri.]

Then you shouldn’t be worried about him being with me. You can have him back when I’m done with him.

Do billboard salesmen record their sales on charts? If so, who's at the top of the billboard charts for billboard sales?

As a human being it is just my nature to enjoy and share philosophy. I do this in the same way that some birds are eagles and some doves, some flowers lilies and some roses.

Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.

It takes a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer at all.

There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does

Malcolm X already envisioning the N.O.I. playing a role cooperatively with integrationist organizations.

All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.

So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd plodders, full of distrust and sneers.