The thought of what America would be like If the Classics had a wide circulation Troubles my sleep (Cantico del Sole)

A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct.

What matters most is not the idea, but the capacity to believe in it completely.

Be not cheap or mediocre in desiring.

If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point.

What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage

I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.