Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process.

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The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief...

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of...

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel...

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel...

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my...

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more...

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite,...

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite,...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny...

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny...