We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
All isolation is wrong so say the herd. And long didst thou belong to the herd.
If you buy the why, the how is infinitely bearable
We criticize a man or a book most sharply when we sketch out their ideal.
The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself offends us.
When the gratitude of many to one throws away all shame, we behold fame.