But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God.

Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.

That is to be two and to be but one. A man and a woman mingled into one angel. It is heaven.

There is no distress so complete but that even in the most critical moments the inexplicable sunrise of hope is seen in its depths.

For true poetry, complete poetry, consists in the harmony of contraries. Hence, it is time to say aloud--and it is here above allthat exceptions prove the rule--that everything that exists in nature exists in art.

...mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain.

I'm not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls