All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.

I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

Reason speaks in words alone, but love has a song.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.

We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place.

I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.