“No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.”

“Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.”

“It is in a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways.”

“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”

“…the role of the disappointed lover of a maiden or of any single woman might be ridiculous; but the role of a man who was pursuing a married woman, and who made it the purpose of his life at all cost to draw her into adultery, was one which had in it something beautiful and dignified and could never be ridiculous….”

“There is no such thing as a perfect, ideal, or 'correct' translation. A translator is always trying to extend his knowledge and improve his means of expression; he is always pursuing facts and words.”