Life is neither to be wept over nor to be laughed at but to be understood.

Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect.

On the path of actions, great heart is the chief recommendation; on that works, a great head.

The actual life of a thought lasts only until it reaches the point of speech...As soon as our thinking has found words it ceases to be sincere...When it begins to exist in others it ceases to live in us, just as the child severs itself from its mother when it enters into its own existence.

It is only when a man is alone that he is really free.

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

First the truth is ridiculed. Then it meets outrage. Then it is said to have been obvious all along.