God and the Devil are an effort after specialisation and division of labour.
A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
Be virtuous and you will be vicious.
Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.