Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste read more

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a read more

To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.

When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon read more

When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.

Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.

Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.

Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.