"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further."

"The highest of all is not to understand the highest, but to act upon it."

"Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don't hang yourse…"

"The very concept of a 'public' makes a mockery of individuality."

"Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy – to be someone who is brisk about their food and work. Therefore, whenever I see a fly settling, in the decisive moment, on the no…"