An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.