her age was that indeterminate mixture of everlasting youth and anticipated wisdom which is the glory and the curse of genius.

Has it ever occurred to you, that the rich are at the mercy of the poor, not the poor at that of the rich? Who permits us to be rich if not the poor?

Civilization in certain respects is as inadequate as it was a thousand years ago.

The very commonplaces of life are components of its eternal mystery.

Men are not amusing during the shooting season; but, after all, my dear, men were not especially designed to amuse women.

her age was that indeterminate mixture of everlasting youth and anticipated wisdom which is the glory and the curse of genius.

Better extirpate the whole breed, root and branch. And this, unless the German people come to their senses, is what we propose to do.