“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.”

“One should eat to live, not live to eat.”

“He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.”

“A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.”

“Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.”