That which an age considers evil is usually an unseasonable echo of what was formerly considered good - the atavism of an old ideal.

Active, successful natures act, not according to the maxim, "know thyself," but as if prompted by the commandment: will a self, and so become a self.

Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness.

All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.

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

It is neither the best nor the worst things in a book that defy translation.

Tolerance is a proof of distrust in one's own ideals.