"The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“We have art so that we shall not die of reality.”

“Generally speaking, the greater a woman's beauty, the greater her modesty.”

“The governments of the great States have two instruments for keeping the people dependent, in fear and obedience: a coarser, the army; and a more refined, the school.”

“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.”

“You can't get too high for somebody to bring you down.”

“I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know I'm right.”

“Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence.”

“Authors should be honored only for their works.”

“The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.”