Savages and modern artists are alike strangely driven to create something uglier than themselves. but the artists find it harder.

We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed

Because our expression is imperfect we need friendship to fill up the imperfections.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.

Aristocracy is an atmosphere; it is sometimes a healthy atmosphere; but it is very hard to say when it becomes an unhealthy atmosphere. You can prove that a man is not the son of a king, or that he is not the delegate of a definite number of people. But you cannot prove that a man is not a gentleman.

Every remedy is a desperate remedy. Every cure is a miraculous cure. Curing a madman is not arguing with a philosopher; it is casting out a devil.