Robinson had a servant even better than Friday: His name was Crusoe.

Socrates condemned art because he preferred philosophy and only after much internal struggle did Plato accept this judgment.

Physician, help yourself: thus help your patient too. Let this be his best help: that he may behold with his eyes the man who heals himself.

Some people appear to be more meager in talent than they are, just because the tasks they set themselves are always too great.

At the bottom of all these noble races the beast of prey, the splendid blond beast, prowling about avidly in search of spoil and victory.

The quality of a marriage is proven by its ability to tolerate an occasional "exception.

If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take hashish.