Rome is the Great Beast of atheism and materialism, adoring nothing but itself. Israel is the Great Beast of religion. Neither one nor the other is likable. The Great Beast is always repulsive

...nothing on earth can stop man from feeling himself born for liberty. Never, whatever may happen, can he accept servitude; for he is a thinking creature.

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.

Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

Attachment is a manufacturer of illusion and whoever wants reality ought to be detached.