The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt. The Devil is grim because he knows where he is going, and, in moving, he always returns whence he came. The Name of The Rose
But that which is useful is the better. Book III
A man far oftener appears to have a decided character from persistently following his temperament than from persistently following his principles. Human, All Too Human
Who but a stupid barbarian could burn so much beauty in his stove and destroy that which he cannot make? Seagull
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