Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.
Art moves. Hence its civilizing power.
We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.
And so, being in Heaven, it was easy for him to lose sight of earth.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
My greatness does not extend to this shelf.