Misfortunes one can endure--they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults--ah!--there is the sting of life.

“Sacrifício é uma coisa que devia ser proibida por lei. É tão desmoralizador par…”

“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves …”

“The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit quietly…”

“The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.”