Belief is always most desired, most pressingly needed where there is a lack of will, for the will, as emotion of command, is the distinguishing characteristic of sovereignty and power. That is to say, the less a person knows how…

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Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Blessed are the forgetful; for they get the better even of their blunders

Blessed are the forgetful; for they get the better even of their blunders

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

Only sick music makes money today.

Only sick music makes money today.

Love is not consolation. It is light.

Love is not consolation. It is light.

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre.

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

Success has always been a great liar.

Success has always been a great liar.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even...

In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even...

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years...

It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years...

He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much...

He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much...