Great grief is a divine and terrible radiance which transfigures the wretched.

“Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.”

“Ever since history has been written, ever since philosophy has meditated, miser…”

“There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrit…”

“You shouldn't abuse the revolutionaries, Mother Streetcorner. My pistol is on y…”