"I did that," says my memory. "I could not have done that," says my pride, and remains inexorable. Eventually the memory yields. Beyond Good and Evil

“Justice is the giving to each man what is proper to him, and this he termed a debt.” Republic

Put all your eggs in one basket -- and watch that basket! The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

It is the habit of the boa constrictor to besmear the body of his victim with a foul slime before he devours it; and there are many people in England, and perhaps elsewhere, who seem to be unable to contemplate military operations for clear political objects, unless they can cajole themselves into the belief that their enemy are utterly and hopelessly vile. To this end the Dervishes, from the Mahdi and the Khalifa downwards, have been loaded with every variety of abuse and charged with all conceivable crimes. This may be very comforting to philanthropic persons at home; but when an army in the field becomes imbued with the idea that the enemy are vermin who cumber the earth, instances of barbarity may easily be the outcome. Never Give In!