In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

And yet--it is not beauty that inspires the deepest passion. Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait. Beauty, without expression, tires.

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.

Among provocatives, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. I have even more thoughts during or enduring it than at other times.

It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice.

By God, I will not obey this filthy enactment!

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune.