Children are what the mothers are.

Cruelty is the highest pleasure to the cruel man; it is his love.

Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world.

There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.

Children are what the mothers are.

There is a vast deal of vital air in loving words.

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.