"Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day."
"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cars in order to win the game."
"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it."
"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."(Notebooks)"
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."
"It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part."