Those who are scandalized by a naked body--thinks the Devil--are easy prey: they are already doomed.
A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.
When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.
The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.