High culture always isolates, always drives men out of their class, and makes it more difficult for them to share naturally and easily the common class-life around them. They seek the few companions who can understand them, and when these are not to be had within a traversable distance, they sit and work alone.

Never be afraid of What is good; the good is always the road to what is true.

Society will be obeyed; if you refuse obedience, you must take the consequences. Society has only one law, and that is custom. Even religion itself is socially powerful only just so far as it has custom on its side.

People have prejudices against a nation in which they have no acquaintances.

Avowed work, even when uncongenial, is far less trying to patience than feigned pleasure.

High culture always isolates, always drives men out of their class, and makes it more difficult for them to share naturally and easily the common class-life around them. They seek the few companions who can understand them, and when these are not to be had within a traversable distance, they sit and work alone.

The one mistake which is committed habitually by people who have the gift of half-genius, is waiting for inspiration.