Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

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

If we have our own why of life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does.

THE SUFFERING OF GENIUS AND ITS VALUE. The artistic genius desires to give pleasure, but if his mind is on a very high plane he does not easily find anyone to share his pleasure; he offers entertainment but nobody accepts it. That gives him, in certain circumstances, a comically touching pathos; for he has no right to force pleasure on men. He pipes, but none will dance: can that be tragic?

Kindliness, friendliness, the courtesy of the heart, are ever-flowing streams of non egoistic impulses, and have given far more powerful assistance to culture than even those much more famous demonstrations which are called pity, mercy, and self-sacrifice.

Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.

Vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality.