To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.

To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

Truth and History involve nothing more than convincing the masses that you are right.

Truth and History involve nothing more than convincing the masses that you are right.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.