The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible.

I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.

Art only begins where Imitation ends.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

Artists reproduce themselves or each other, with wearisome iteration. But criticism is always moving on, and the critic is always developing.

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously