It is a shame for those who sweeten drink with the gifts of the bees, by badness to embitter reason which is the gift of the gods. Fragment
Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms. Crime And Punishment
Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. The Name of The Rose
When men are about to commit, or sanction the commission of some injustice, it is not uncommon for them to express pity for the object either of that or some parallel proceeding, and to feel themselves, at the time, quite virtuous and moral, and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all. This is a kind of upholding of faith above works, and is very comfortable. Nicholas Nickleby
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