Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

Life is laughter when seen in a long shot, but it is a tragedy when seen in a close-up.

Beauty is an omnipresence of death and loveliness, a smiling sadness that we discern in nature and all things, a mystic communion that the poet feels.

If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance.

Judge a man not by how he treats his equals but by how he treats his inferiors.