There are few people more convinced of their own genius than those who complain of how stupid they are.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.

A work can become modern only if it is first postmodern. Postmodernism thus understood is not modernism at its end but in the nascent state, and this state is constant.

The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate.

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.

Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.