In the world of high finance the shilling of the idle rich man can buy more than that of the poor, industrious man.

It is a prejudice to think that morality is more favourable to the development of reason than immorality.

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

I live in my own place - have never copied anyone even half, and at any master who lacks the grace - to laugh at himself - I laugh.

Books for general reading always smell bad; the odor of common people hangs around them.

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the heights; as something more delicate, more fragile, more savage, stranger, sweeter, soulful--but as something which has to be caged up so that it shall not fly away.