Friendship needs to be rooted in respect, but love can live upon itself alone
Humiliation is a guest that only comes to those who have made ready his resting-place, and will give him a fair welcome. ... no one can disgrace you save yourself.
Christianity is a formula: it is nothing more.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
Genius cannot escape the taint of its time more than a child the influence of its begetting.
Great men always have dogs.