Anything we destroy in ourselves we destroy in others. Our falls lower others and throw them down; we owe it to our fellows to keep upright, in order that they too may keep their feet.

Young love needs dangers and barriers to nourish it.

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

Lying, like license, has its degrees.

Genius, whether locked up in a cell or roaming at large, is always solitary.

faith is like love; when you want it you can't find it, and you find it when you least expect it.

There are no more thorough prudes than those who have some little secret to hide.