“Men do not change; they unmask themselves.”

“Money doesn't change men. It merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, or arrogant, or greedy, the money brings it out; that's all.”

“That is the difference between gods and men. Gods can change themselves; humans can only be changed.”

“Generally, women can't do this, but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves, like removing a fake beard, and skulk discreetly back into society, changed men. Unrecognizable.”

“… when men like us do change, the change is profound.”

“It is not true that men never change; they change for the worse, as well as for the better. It is not true they are ungrateful; more often the benefactor rates his favors higher than their worth; and often too he does not allow for circumstances. If few men have the moral force to resist impulses, most men do carry within themselves the germs of virtues as well as of vices, of heroism as well as of cowardice. Such is human nature — education and circumstances do the rest.”

“It is probably true to say that the largest scope for change still lies in men’s attitude to women, and in women’s attitude to themselves.”

“A great many men are mad, and no one knows it. They do not know it themselves”

“If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all?”

“Empower the useless people who do not know how to empower themselves. That is the beginning of change and progress.”