Just as the largest library, badly arranged, is not so useful as a very moderate one that is well arranged, so the greatest amount of knowledge, if not elaborated by our own thoughts, is worth much less than a far smaller volume that has been abundantly and repeatedly thought over.

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

The world is my representation

Life is a constant process of dying.

Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people.

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law.

Want and boredom are indeed the twin poles of human life.