A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles — -for then he is off his guard. - Arthur Schopenhauer

The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is quite true that no one shows himself as he is, but wears his mask and plays his part. Indeed, the whole of our social arrangements may be likened to a perpetual comedy; and this is why a man who is worth anything finds society so insipid, while a blockhead is quite at home in it.

Every child is in a way a genius; and every genius is in a way a child.

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.