Men of profound sadness betray themselves when they are happy: they have a way of embracing happiness as if they wanted to crush and suffocate it, from jealousy: alas, they know only too well that it will flee. Beyond Good and Evil
The habit of paying compliments kept a man's tongue oiled without any expense. The Old Curiosity Shop
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune ... to lose both seems like carelessness. The importance of Being Earnest
“Listen, then, he said; I proclaim that justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger.” Republic
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