It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It does not improve the temper.

Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well

Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant.

If only the good were a little less heavy-footed

If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.

There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood.

There are directors who desire to be artistic. It is pathetic to compare the seriousness of their aim with the absurdity of their attainment.