ethics
“Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.”
“To be social is to be forgiving.”
“Make yourselves sheep, and the wolves will eat you.”
“Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments.”
“Kleptomaniac, n. A rich thief.”
“Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.”
“Forgetfulness, A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.”
“Defenceless, adj. Unable to attack.”
“Callous, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.”
“Backbite, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.”
“Apologize, v. To lay the foundation for a future offense.”
“Damn, braces: Bless relaxes.”
“As the catterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to layer her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.”
“He who has suffered you to impose on him knows you.”
“The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.”
“Let man wear the fell of the lion. woman the fleece of the sheep.”
“A dead body, revenges not injuries.”
“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.”
“The gift of life is so precious that we should feel an obligation to pay back the universe for the gift of being alive.”
“Plunder, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft.”