I conjure you, my brethren, to remain faithful to earth, and do not believe those who speak unto you of super terrestrial hopes! Poisoners they are, whether they know it or not.

All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.

Every relationship that does not raise us up pulls us down, and vice versa; this is why men usually sink down somewhat when they take wives while women are usually somewhat raised up. Overly spiritual men require marriage every bit as much as they resist it as bitter medicine.

You gave him an opportunity of showing greatness of character and he did not seize it. He will never forgive you for that.

Life is an instinct for growth, for survival, for the accumulation of forces, for power.

there they laugh: they do not understand me; I am not the mouth for these ears.

The purpose of criminal law is to punish the enemies of those in power.