What art seeks to disturb is monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.

Never buy anything simply because it is expensive.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. We all have clouds above us but some see their silver linings. We all face difficulties but some of us are grateful that they aren't worse.

Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibres, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams.

Learned conversation is either the affectation of the ignorant or the profession of the mentally unemployed.

To toil for a hard master is bitter, but to have no master to toil for is more bitter still.