When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.

Ah, Caviar! I keep on eating it, but can never get my fill. Like olives. It's a lucky thing it's not salty.

I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.

Man is what he believes.

I should like to meet a philosopher like Nietzsche somewhere in a train or a steamer, and to spend the whole night talking to him. I consider his philosophy won't last long, however. It's more showy than convincing.

People's destinies are so different. Some people drag along, unnoticed and boring—they're all alike, and they're all unhappy. Then there are others, like for instance you—you're one in a million. You're happy—

If you can't distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn't undertake philanthropic work.