Martyrdom is the only path to immortality that requires no talent whatsoever.

A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

Every girl has a right to be loved.

But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person’s thumb are two different things.

It would positively be a relief to me to dig Shakespeare up and throw stones at him.

You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest living.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.