“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
“Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass
“It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution
“What kind of household do kids grow up in that they think they can tie a doll in a noose and it would not affect people? If there were more education about slavery and lynching, people wouldn't do this
“One should never risk a joke, even of the mildest and most unexceptional charters, except among people of culture and wit
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents
“Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work
“The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them are those who move them
“The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow, and the men who lend