Christianity, alcohol the two great means of corruption.

Our body is simply a social structure made of many souls.

And if a friend does you wrong, then say: "I forgive you what you have done to me; that you have done it to YOURSELF, however--how could I forgive that!

Not to him who is offensive to us are we most unfair, but to him who doth not concern us at all.

Foolish is my happiness, and foolish things will it speak: it is still too young—so have patience with it!

Doing ill to those on whom we have to make our power felt; for pain is a far more sensitive means for that purpose than pleasure: pain always asks concerning the cause, while pleasure is inclined to keep within itself and not look backward.

The higher you ascend, the smaller you appear to the eye of envy. But most of all they hate those who fly.