The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one.

The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.

One may quote till one compiles.

The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

Beware of the man of one book. [Lat., Home unius libri, or, cave ab homine unius libri.]

What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities.

I don't have to kill myself, living my life is just the same.

More than anything, I like a jacket. You can do anything with a great jacket, the bigger the better. You can have any silhouette underneath. It gives you an attitude. It makes a gown look cool.

The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.

It is merely this world that is chaotic, bringing changes to us all that nobody could have anticipated.

What I do know is that wondering why you survived don't help you survive.

Fear is a great motivator.

The Grim Reaper doesn't disappear... he catches up.

Only a spirit of artistic sincerity can console the souls of humankind.

Do not borrow tomorrow's troubles today