"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

"Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come."

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."