“You are paralyzed by the fact that cruelty is often amusing.”
“Lies from the closest to you are often the most numerous and paralyzing.”
“He mistook, as the cleverest men often do mistake, in underrating the cruelty of women.”
“Their mother is Athene, the goddess of wisdom, and, although they are often ready to play the buffoon to amuse you, such conduct is the prerogative of the truly wise.”
“Life is short and often stingy; feast the heart with what it craves, short of cruelty, and let the world wonder.”
“Power rises to the top like cream and dominates the weak with cruelty disguised as -- and often even believed to be -- benevolence.”