The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people a…

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.