The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.

A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.