If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist

Men of genius are far more abundant than is supposed. In fact, to appreciate thoroughly the work of what we call genius, is to possess all the genius by which the work was produced.

Out- out are the lights- out all! And, over each quivering form, The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man," And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

We gave him a hearty welcome, for there was nearly half as much of the entertaining as of the contemptible about the man..

That the play is the tragedy, “Man,” And its hero, the Conqueror Worm.

I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.

Man is an animal that diddles, and there is no animal that diddles but man.