A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.

A good civilisation spreads over us freely like a tree, varying and yielding because it is alive. A bad civilisation stands up and sticks out above us like an umbrella-artificial, mathematical in shape; not merely universal, but uniform.

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

We can’t turn life into a pleasure. But we can choose such pleasures as are worthy of us and our immortal souls.

Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil.

Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

Feminists are those who cannot stand female characteristics.