We find in life exactly what we put into it
The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.
No man gains credit for his cowardly courtesies.
Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.
It depends little on the object, much on the mood, in art.
An actually existing fly is more important than a possibly existing angel.