by making himself a priest made himself a demon.
A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
Civil war.... What did the words mean? Was there any such thing as "foreign war"? Was not all warfare between men warfare between brothers?
Success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.
The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
I'd rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one.