A Form Of Self-delusion.

I Rather Like The World. The Flesh Is Pleasing And The Devil Does Not Trouble Me.

There Have Always Existed Three Ways Of Keeping The People Loving And Loyal. One Is To Leave Them Alone, To Trust Them And Not To Interfere. This Plan, However, Has Very Seldom Been Practised, Because The Politicians Regard The Public As A Cow To Be Milked, And Something Must Be Done To Make It Stand Quiet.

To Know The Great Men Dead Is Compensation For Having To Live With The Mediocre.

The Poor And Ignorant Will Continue To Lie And Steal As Long As The Rich And Educated Show Them How.

The Artist Needs No Religion Beyond His Work.