All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and it degrades those over whom it is exercised.
He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage.
Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
The best people to work for are me, myself and I.
You can have your secret as long as I have your heart[.]
Artists reproduce themselves or each other, with wearisome iteration. But criticism is always moving on, and the critic is always developing.