Strike the dog dead, it's but a critic!

One does not get to know that one exists until one rediscovers oneself in others.

I reverence the individual who understands distinctly what he wishes; who unweariedly advances, who knows the means conducive to his object, and can seize and use them.

A vain man can never be utterly ruthless: he wants to win applause and therefore he accommodates himself to others

Mastery is often taken for egotism.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

I've often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher.