The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.
I like to hold a monologue with women. But a dialogue with myself is more stimulating.
One cleans someone else's threshold of consciousness only if one's own home is dirty.
It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
Anesthesia: wounds without pain. Neurasthenia: pain without wounds.
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.