Edgar Saltus

“Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.”

“There is no sin but stupidity.”

“Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.”

“A sceptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.”

“Passion is the salt of life.”

“Anatomy is destiny.”

“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.”

“Gossip is the oxygen of society.”

“Love, like life, is an affair of chance.”

“When love is not madness, it is not love.”

“The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood.”

“Nothing is so corrupting as sympathy.”

“Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition.”

“To be famous is to be discontented.”

“To be good is to be forgotten.”

“The past is a morgue.”