Sublime

“So probably men led to execution clutch mentally at every object that meets them on the way,”

Weep, then, but also rejoice.”

precisely the type of man who is not only worthless and depraved but muddleheaded as well—one of those muddleheaded people who still handle their own little business deals quite skillfully, if nothing else.

It’s still possible to love one’s neighbor abstractly, and even occasionally from a distance, but hardly ever up close.

In short, I work for pay and demand my pay at once, that is, praise and a return of love for my love. Otherwise I’m unable to love anyone!”