In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
The Number our envious Persons, confirmation our capability.
We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbor with those virtues that are likely to benefit ourselves. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets.
And if it feels good... Feel it!
To regret oneโs own experiences is to arrest oneโs own development. To deny oneโs own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of oneโs own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.