As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer.
A stout heart may be ruined in fortune but not in spirit.
A sewer is a cynic. It tells All.
The most ferocious animals are disarmed by caresses to their young.
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.