Fame compensates for a column of wants.
A little superstition is a good thing to keep in one's bag of precautions.
The human mind has an infinite capacity for self-deception.
No country can reach a high stage of civilization without a leisure class.
Here is a simple recipe to begin with. Get up every morning with the set intention of writing and go to your desk and sit there for three hours, whether you accomplish anything or not. Before long you will find that you are writing madly, not waiting for inspiration.
The world changed somewhat in form during its progress, but never in substance.