The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

"Literature is the mirror of society, reflecting its virtues and vices."

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

心灵是生物的问题解决装置。