Beggars, especially noble beggars, should never show themselves in the street; they should ask for alms through the newspapers. It's still possible to love one's neighbor abstractly, and even occasionally from a distance, but hardly ever up close.

“Every man has some reminiscences which he would not tell to everyone, but only …”

“In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, Make us your …”

“Nor is there any embarrassment in the fact that we're ridiculous, isn't that tr…”

“That's as it should be, they tell us. A certain percentage, they tell us, must …”