Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.

My misfortune is that I still resemble a man too much. I should liked to be wholly a beast like that goat. - Quasimodo

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.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.

where would the shout of love begin, if not from the summit of sacrifice?

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.