I have only one doctrine, the infinitude of the private man.

Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises.

Almost all people descend to meet. All association must be a compromise, and, what is worst, the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures disappears as they approach each other.

The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language. ... In due time, the fraud is manifest, and words lose all power to stimulate the understanding or the affections.

A party is perpetually corrupted by personality.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Don't be a cynic, and bewail and bemoan. Omit the negative propositions. Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Set down nothing that will help somebody.