Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.

Darwin remarks that we are less dazzled by the light at waking, if we have been dreaming of visible objects. Happy are those who have here dreamt of a higher vision! They will the sooner be able to endure the glories of the world to come.

There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires in an even greater infirmity.

Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.

All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.

You are alone with everything you love.

Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.