Every fact and every work exercises a fresh persuasion over every age and every new species of man. History always enunciates new truths.

Moral contempt is a far greater indignity and insult than any kind of crime.

The destiny of mankind is arranged for happy moments every life has such but not for happy times.

In every party there is one person who, through his dotingly credulous enunciation of party principles, incites the other members to defection.

There are the terrible ones who carry about in themselves the beast of prey, and have no choice except lusts or self-laceration. And even their lusts are self-laceration.

Whatever we have words for, that we have already got beyond.

Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don’t throw away the best of yourself.