“Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock
“It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done
“Our interest's on the dangerous edge of things. The honest thief, the tender murderer, the superstitious atheist
“There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other hand, those who tolerate everything, because they believe nothing
“The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes
“It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues
“Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men
“There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself
“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God