No man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him.

The wise are silent, the foolish speak, and the children are thus led astray, for wisdom is not knowledge, it is a realization of the scheme and of one's own part in it.

Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd.

My imagination requires a judicious rein; I am afraid to let it loose, for it carries me sometimes into appalling places beyond the stars and beneath the world.

Ritual is the passage way of the soul into the Infinite.

Time is measured by the quality and not the quanity of sensations it contains.

I searched everywhere for a proof of reality, when all the while I understood quite well that the standard of reality had changed

But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm.

The best match in the world will not light a candle unless the wick be first suitably prepared.

No place worth knowing yields itself at sight, and those the least inviting on first view may leave the most haunting pictures upon the walls of memory.

The dark side of life, and the horror of it, belonged to a world that lay remote from his own select little atmosphere of books and dreamings.

If an animal does something, we call it instinct. If we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

Why anybody gets my sense of humor I never know, but I do know that when they do, I keep them as close as I possibly can.

Oh, you crows! Feast away! What a spread! Soup straight from the eye sockets! And thick red sake! But don't have too much Or you'll surely get drunk.

Simple routine have a greater impact. It is not just to cut costs that we avoid luxury hotels. We do not need fancy cars, posh titles, tailor made uniforms or other status symbols.

Humanity has been passing through a gray and desolate time of confusion.

The idea is essentially repulsive, of a society held together only by the relations and feelings arising out of pecuniary interest.

Don't set your wit against a child.

I wanted my closet to look like a boutique.

In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

It is night, And it is vanity, and age Blackens the heart of Adam. Fear, The yellow chirper, beaks its cage.