“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else”
“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else”
“For the will and not the gift makes the giver”
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. ”
“Thirty five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years ”
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
“If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender”
“To extinguish the free will is to strike the conscience with death, for both have but one and the same life”