Hatred is one of the poisons; like jaundice, it alters the true colors of things.

a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.

The strength of weak people constantly appalls me. Have you ever seen a vine kill an oak tree? Deadly.

Hatred is one of the poisons; like jaundice, it alters the true colors of things.

The only love from which a man never recuperates is the one he never had. The eternal and untarnished illusion.

You can't remain inactive in the face of injustice without, to some extent, being guilty of it.

cruelty is the only thing that strikes me as completely unforgivable. The unpardonable sin.