Lap-dogs and blood-hounds enjoy the greatest respect at court; house-dogs and no dogs at all are not even considered.

Why do villains have so much influence? Because the honest people are terribly dense.

It is good insofar as it is not evil.

The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.

Gratitude is a fickle thing, indeed. A person taking aim presses the weapon to his chest and cheek, but when he hits, he discardsit with indifference.

A person who looks different all the time frightens me. Only one animal changes its skin: the snake.

The plot! The plot! What kind of plot could a poet possibly provide that is not surpassed by the thinking, feeling reader? Form alone is divine.