Even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. Modern, no less then Ancient History, supplies us with many most painful examples of what I refer to. If it were not so, indeed, History would be quite unreadable.

What do you call a bad man? The sort of man who admires innocence.

The truth is never pure and rarely simple.

Private information is practically the source of every large modern fortune.

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the biography.

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

There is something very morbid about modern sympathy with pain.