One must explore deep and believe the incredible to find the new particles of truth floating in an ocean of insignificance.

Everything belonged to him. It made me hold my breath in expectation of hearing the wilderness burst into prodigious peal of laughter that would shake the fixed stars in their places.

There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope.

The revolutionary spirit is mighty convenient in this, that it frees one from all scruples as regards ideas. Its hard absolute optimism is repulsive to my mind by the menace of fanaticism and intolerance it contains. No doubt one should smile at these things; but, imperfect Esthete, I am no better Philosopher. All claim to special righteousness awakens in me that scorn and anger from which a philosophical mind should be free.

It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.

Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.

The way of even the most jusitifiable revolution is prepared by personal impulses disguised into creeds.