Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Nothing is a permanent except change.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.