You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.

People seem to think there is something inherently noble and virtuous in the desire to go for a walk.

It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.

Reverence is a good thing, and part of its value is that the more we revere a man, the more sharply are we struck by anything in him (and there is always much) that is incongruous with his greatness.

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.

To destroy is still the strongest instinct of our nature.

Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.