The one conclusive argument that has at all times discouraged people from drinking a poison is not that it kills but rather that it tastes bad.

Horrible experiences lead us to wonder whether the person who experiences them might not be something horrible.

I awoke you from your sleep because I saw that you were having a nightmare. And now you are cross and say to me: "What are we supposed to do now? Everything is still night!" You ingrates! You should go to sleep again and dream better.

Emerson is a person who lives instinctively on ambrosia - and leaves everything indigestible on his plate.

A man who has depths in his shame meets his destiny and his delicate decisions upon paths which few ever reach . . .

Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualities-his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities.

Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice.