No art ever survived censorship; no art ever will.

The burden of this world is too great for one man to bear, and the world’s sorrow too heavy for one heart to suffer.

The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else if she is plain.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

My philosophy? I'm always right and you are wrong.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.