“The desire to write grows with writing.”

“Your library is your paradise.”

“When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”

“When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”

“If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.”

“To know nothing is the happiest life.”

“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”

“Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.”