Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

God made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

God made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.