No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.

It is only in the microscope that our life looks so big. It is an indivisible point, drawn out and magnified by the powerful lenses of Time and Space.

Before you take anything away, you must have something better to put in its place.

Men best show their character in trifles, where they are not on their guard. It is in the simplest habits, that we often see the boundless egotism which pays no regard to the feelings of others and denies nothing to itself.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is.