That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it.

Change amuses the mind, but rarely profits.

Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition. To tolerate means to offend.

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Thought expands, but paralyzes; action animates, but narrows.

I curse all negative purism that tells me not to use a word from another language that either expresses something that my own language cannot or does that in a more delicate manner.

No skill or art is needed to grow old; the trick is to endure it.