“Wicked men obey from fear;good men, from love.”
“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good? not that men are ignorant, — what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.”
“Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.”
“Valentine lifted Rose to look her in the eye. “You are staying away from men, mysugar cake. Men are evil, wicked, and devious. I know this, because I am one.”
“All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.”
“When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.”