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Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Be not simply good – be good for something.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Cunning… is but the low mimic of wisdom.

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need, somewhere about that man.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy’s hand, when you hate mutually.

I don’t like to commit myself about heaven and hell – you see, I have friends in both places.