How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But remembering is only a new form of suffering.

I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old.

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

The god most Americans say they believe in is just not interesting enough to deny. Thus the only kind of atheism that counts in America is to call into question the proposition that everyone has a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Acceptance is different than apathy. It is important to strive to be your best self, your healthiest, most productive, joyful self. But that is going to be a different answer to everyone.

How nations and races of men are to be so governed as may be most conducive to the improvement and happiness of all is one of the most interesting questions that can be offered to our consideration.