No first step can be really great; it must of necessity possess more of prophecy than of achievement; nevertheless it is by the first step that a man marks the value, not only of his cause, but of himself.

A good horse is the best company in the world.

We have all of us the two natures - the brother and the sister! Not one of us is quite woman - not one of us is all man!

Failure may be cruel, but success is crueller still. The gods are usurers, you know; they lend to mortals, but they exact a desperate interest.

Light love is desire of pleasure; great love is fear of being alone.

No weapons are more potent than brevity and simplicity.

Nobody is such an individualist as the man who advocates equality.