No profit whatever can possibly be made but at the expense of another. . . . The Merchant only thrives, and grows rich, by the pride, wantonness and debauchery of youth; the husbandman by the price and scarcity of grain; the architect by the ruin of buildings; lawyers, and officers of Justice, by the suits and contentions of men; nay even the honor and office of Divines are derived from our death and vices. A physician takes no pleasure in the health even of his friends . . . nor a soldier in the peace of his country and so of the rest. Essays

You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. The Complete Sherlock Holmes

We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves. Autumn Leaves

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. Autumn Leaves