It was easier to conquer it than to know what to do with it.
We often repent of our first thoughts, and scarce ever of our second.
When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.
The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.
Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.
Skepticism : the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
No man’s credit is as good as his money.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.