In a living society every day is a day of judgment; and its recognition as such is not the end of all things but the beginning ofa real civilization.
Every dream is a prophecy: every jest is an earnest in the womb of Time.
I hate performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation.
The philosopher is Nature's pilot.
Life is too short for men to take it seriously.
Idiots are always in favour of inequality of income (their only chance of eminence), and the really great in favour of equality.