The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable.

If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets.

I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.

They have no lawyers among them, for they consider them as a sort of people whose profession it is to disguise matters.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

Food is an implement of magic, and only the most coldhearted rationalist could squeeze the juices of life out of it and make it bland. In a true sense, a cookbook is the best source of psychological advice and the kitchen the first choice of room for a therapy of the world.