There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
The one charm of the past is that it is the past.
It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out.