“A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.”

“Come, let us pity those who are better off than we are.Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends,And we have friends and no butlers.(excerpt from 'The Garrett')”

“small talk comes from small bones”

“L'artGreen arsenic smeared on an egg-white cloth, Crushed strawberries! Come, let us feast our eyes.”

“Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. --Ezra Pound”

“Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.”

“You have been second always. Tragical?No. You preferred it to the usual thing:One dull man, dulling and uxorious,One average mind- with one thought less, each year.”