The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of wages and prices, electric light and water closets, and nothing else.

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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is...

The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is...

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

It is so much more difficult to live with one's body than with one's soul....

It is so much more difficult to live with one's body than with one's soul....

I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.

I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.

Sentimentalism is the working off on yourself of feelings you haven't really got.

Sentimentalism is the working off on yourself of feelings you haven't really got.

When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.

When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.

The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity.

The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity.

How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression.

How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression.

People always make war when they say they love peace.

People always make war when they say they love peace.

One can no longer live with people: it is too hideous and nauseating. Owners and...

One can no longer live with people: it is too hideous and nauseating. Owners and...

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd,...

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd,...

The day of the absolute is over, and we're in for the strange gods once...

The day of the absolute is over, and we're in for the strange gods once...

Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to...

Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to...

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is...

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is...

The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going...

The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going...

Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering.

Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering.

The soul is a very perfect judge of her own motions, if your mind doesn't...

The soul is a very perfect judge of her own motions, if your mind doesn't...

The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it...

The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it...

All vital truth contains the memory of all that for which it is not true.

All vital truth contains the memory of all that for which it is not true.

If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry...

If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry...