“Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.”

“Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul.”

“You're killing yourself with cynicism. Your idols got taken away from you one by one and now you have nothing to give your love to.”

“When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.”

“When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.”

“When you want to hear a philosopher, do not say, 'You say nothing to me'; only show yourself worthy or fit to hear, and then you will see how you will move the speaker.”

“You see it's awfully hard to talk or write about your own stuff because if it is any good you yourself know about how good it is — but if you say so yourself you feel like a shit.”

“Your principle should be to see everything and say nothing. The world changes so rapidly that if you want to get on you cannot afford to align yourself with any person or point of view.”

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”

“If you persevere in your rancor, you do nothing but keep feeding yourself on poison.”