At the bottom of all these noble races the beast of prey, the splendid blond beast, prowling about avidly in search of spoil and victory.

It is not doubt,is certitude that drives you mad.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

In pain there is as much wisdom as in pleasure: like the latter it is one of the best self preservatives of a species.

Where does one not find that bland degeneration which beer produces in the spirit!

Nobody is so constituted as to be able to live everywhere and anywhere; and he who has great duties to perform, which lay claim toall his strength, has, in this respect, a very limited choice. The influence of climate upon the bodily functionsextends so far, that a blunder in the choice of locality and climate is able not only to alienate a man from his actual duty, but also to withhold it from him altogether, so that he never even comes face to face with it.

Love of one is a piece of barbarism: for it is practised at the expense of all others. Love of God likewise.