There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

The life force is vigorous. The delight that accompanies it counter-balances all the pains and hardships that confront men. It makes life worth living.

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby.

Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion.