Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. Europe and Elsewhere

Strictly speaking, the mass, as a psychological fact, can be defined without waiting for individuals to appear in mass formation. In the presence of one individual we can decide whether he is "mass" or not. The mass is all that which sets no value on itself — good or ill — based on specific grounds, but which feels itself "just like everybody," and nevertheless is not concerned about it; is, in fact, quite happy to feel itself as one with everybody else. the Revolt of the Masses

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. The Kreutzer Sonata

Confidences are always risky: a secret entrusted to a stranger make him less of one. You've given away something of yourself, given him the advantage. The Post Office Girl