Thinking has to be learned in the way dancing has to be learned.
Only the most acute and active animals are capable of boredom.
One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.
One should steal only where one cannot rob.
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.
This crown to crown the laughing man, this rose-wreath crown: I myself have set this crown upon my head, I myself have pronounced my laughter holy.