Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious. The only thing that the public can see is the obvious.

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.

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

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!