And if a man goes through fire for his doctrine - what does that prove? Verily, it is more if your own doctrine comes out of your own fire.

I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!

I want to know whether you are a person devoted to creating or to exchanging in some respect or other: as a creator you belong tothe free, as an exchanger you are their slave and instrument.

The hour when you say, "What does my happiness matter? It is poverty and filth, and a wretched complacency. Yet my happiness should justify existence itself!

We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement.

When the gratitude of many to one throws away all shame, we behold fame.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.