There is no such thing as moral phenomena, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena

I obviously do everything to be "hard to understand" myself

The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity.

One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired.

A man who wills commands something within himself that renders obedience, or that he believes renders obedience.

Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.

The maturity of man—that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play

A soul that knows it is loved but does not itself love betrays its sediment: what is at bottom comes up."―Epigrams and Interludes, Section 79

When we have to change an opinion about any one, we charge heavily to his account the inconvenience he thereby causes us.

when we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Guilt is a destructive and ultimately pointless emotion

There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.

Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?" Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt.

I went into acting because I'm easily bored. Acting seemed to give vent to a lot of different feelings.

You can easily tell if a person is lying and cheating on you if they say, I love you. I would never lie to you or cheat on you.

My favorite 'Mister Rogers' episodes were always the ones where Mr. Rogers would go into the community.

A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want to hear what he has to say.

A fine artist is one who makes familiar things new and new things familiar.