It takes a lot to wound a man without illusions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs.
There are so many ways in which the heart of man conceals itself from man!
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
We all need illusions. That's why we love movies.
Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do.
Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.