Indifference

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country

When a man becomes familiar with his goddess, she quickly sinks into a woman

Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realising it

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind

Let twenty pass, and stone the twenty-first, loving not, hating not, just choosing so

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property

The same vices that are gross and insupportable in others we do not notice in ourselves

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself

If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter

A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all

Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses

The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.