"Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being."

"There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice."

"To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing their pettiness, because it is in their work that they have put the best of themselves."

"To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile."

"In the tapestry of human existence, every trial adds depth to the design. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."

"Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching."

"In London they don't like you if you're still alive."