Alphabetical Index of Authors

1. The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
2. In individuals, insanity is rare, but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.
3. Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
4. If a man has a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of scepticism.
5. Never trust a thought that didn't come by walking.
6. An artist chooses his subjects: that is the way he praises.
7. No one can draw more out of things, books included, than he already knows. A man has no ears for that to which experience has given him no access.
8. The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.