"It is with trifles, and when he..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others.”

“Scoundrels are always sociable.”

“To attain something desired is to discover how vain it is; and…though we live all our lives in expectation of better things, we often at the same time long regretfully for what is past. The present, on the other hand, is regarded as something quite temporary and serving only as the road to our goal. That is why most men discover when they look back on their life that they have the whole time been living ad interim, and are surprised to see that which they let go by so unregarded and unenjoyed was precisely their life, was precisely in expectation of which they lived.”

“You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.”

“A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.”

“May the Lord ordain that your son becomes a man, and never a coward!”

“To be successful, you can't just run on the fast track; run on your track.”

“What is the seal of liberation? Not to be ashamed in front of oneself.”

“I don't want to live in a hand -me -down world of others' experiences. I want to write about me, my discoveries, my fears, my feelings, about me.”