The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.

Contentment preserves one from catching cold. Has a woman who knew that she was well dressed ever caught a cold? No, not even when she had scarcely a rag on her back.

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

You cannot learn to fly by flying. First you must learn to walk, to run, to climb, to dance.

The real question is: How much truth can I stand?

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.

One who is publicly honest about himself ends up by priding himself somewhat on this honesty: for he knows only too well why he is honest-for the same reasons another person prefers illusion and dissimulation.