One sticks to an opinion because he prides himself on having come to it on his own, and another because he has taken great pains to learn it and is proud to have grasped it: and so both do so out of vanity.

And once you are awake, you shall remain awake eternally.

How far is truth susceptible of embodiment? That is the question, that is the experiment.

The most serious parody I have ever heard was this: In the beginning was nonsense, and the nonsense was with God, and the nonsense was God.

The wreckage of stars - I built a world from this wreckage.

Every one being allowed to learn to read, ruineth in the long run not only writing but also thinking.

People who feel insecure in social situations never miss a chance to exhibit their dominance over close, submissive friends, whomthey put down publicly, in front of everyone--by teasing, for example.