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

I sit down religiously every morning, I sit down for eight hours every day - and the sitting down is all.

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.

And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one of the dark places of the earth.

It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.

The question is not how to get cured, but how to live.

Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.