Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to

You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.

You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Respect is love in plain clothes.

Respect is love in plain clothes.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to read more

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become -- to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.