Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.

Perhaps the most embarrassing experience is being caught at a lie by a simpleton who sneers at our asinine cleverness.

When receiving an order, many servants repeat their "yes" numerous times, especially the lazy ones.

Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.

Much as I honor the wisdom of the princess--there is something more dashing about a man.

Who claims that the heathen's view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing remains true to you but your own self; provided you remain true to it.

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.