The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

Fame is proof that people are gullible.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast in the forest.

As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain sublime assurance of success, but as soon as honied words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.