I have my own virtue, which I am constantly cultivating and refining by teaching myself not to tolerate in me or my surroundings anything but the exquisite. Reflections on Literature and Morality
Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms. Crime And Punishment
There are three relations [between thee and other things]: the one to the body which surrounds thee; the second to the divine cause from which all things come to all; and the third to those who live with thee. Book VIII
In time of war, when truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies. Never Give In!
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