The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Why do I not seek some real good one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.