The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. Christian Science
The times are past when only the powerful and the prominent were human beings—and the others were bond servants and slaves. This is due to Christianity. Works of Love
No one knows how greatness comes to a man. It may lie in his blackness, sleeping, or it may lance into him like those driven fiery particles from outer space. These things, however, are known about greatness: need gives it life and puts it in action; it never comes without pain; it leaves a man changed, chastened, and exalted at the same time--he can never return to simplicity. Sweet Thursday
Madness is something rare in individuals -- but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule. Beyond Good and Evil
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