No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. The Decay of Lying
On the whole, more men had perhaps escaped into the war than from it. Beware of Pity
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice. Parerga and Paralipomena
Not only does the wind of accidents stir me according to its blowing, but I am also stirred and troubled by the instability of my attitude. Essays
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