Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

Being human is a complicated gig. So give that ol' dark night of the soul a hug. Howl the eternal yes!

Do not talk about giftedness, inborn talents! One can assume great men of all kinds who were very little gifted. They acquired greatness, became “geniuses” (as we put it), through qualities the lack of which no one who knew what they were would boast of: they all possessed that seriousness of the efficient workman which first learns to construct the parts properly before it ventures to fashion a great whole; they allowed themselves time for it, because they took more pleasure in making the little, secondary things well than in the effect of a dazzling whole.

Smooth iceis paradisefor those who dance with expertise.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Those who are bent on revolutionizing society may be divided into those who seek something for themselves thereby and those who seek something for their children and grandchildren.