Pride works _from within_; it is the direct appreciation of oneself. Vanity is the desire to arrive at this appreciation indirectly, from without.

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

For the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.

Restlessness is the hallmark of existence.

Freedom of the press is to the machinery of the state what the safety valve is to the steam engine.