"An empire is an immense egotism...." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.”

“Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow which we cast”

“There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.”

“Insane!... Ask the tyrant who is his most dangerous foe, the sane man or the insane?”

“Andrew Jackson was the first one to think up the idea to promise everybody that if they will vote for you, you will give them an office when you get it, and the more times they vote for you, the bigger the office.”

“People who own everything know how to relax a little and bend and exhale once in a while, but they're not going to let it get out of control.”

“Self-love is the love of a man's own self, and of everything else for his own sake. It makes people idolaters to themselves, and tyrants to all the world besides.”

“You must make a daily effort to look upon others without condemnation. Every judgment takes you away from your goal of peace. Your ego loves your judgments, because with them you remain in a constant state of anguish and remorse. Keep in mind that you do not define anyone with your judgment; you only define yourself as someone who needs to be judged.”

“I am the leading strings of the ego and the prompter of its concepts.”