Schopenhauer has analysed the pessimism that characterize modern thought, but Hamlet invented it

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

In England ... education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and would probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square.

A flower blossoms for its own joy.

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

Love is a misunderstanding between two fools.