Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.

Antiquity is full of the praises of another antiquity still more remote.

She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

Fame is a heavy burden.

When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.