When all is said, a man's final judgment of his fellows must be based upon his knowledge of himself

A man must sometimes laugh at himself or go mad,’ said he. ‘Few realize it. That is why there are so many madmen in the world.

There remained the sea, which is free to all, and particularly alluring to those who feel themselves at war with humanity.

In life we pay for the evil that in life we do.

Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven that in a world of much evil there was still so good a thing as ale.

Only he who is without anything is without enemies.

Open the history of the past at whatsoever page you will and there you shall find coincidence at work bringing about events that the merest chance might have averted. Indeed, coincidence may be defined as the tool used by Fate to shape the destinies of men and nations.