A precious liquid, a poison dearer than that of the Borgias — because it is made from our blood, our health, our sleep, and two-thirds of our love — we must be stingy with it. – Charles Baudelaire, “Advice to Young Writers,” 1867

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred — this is the law of eternal. – Buddha

Some evils are cured by contempt. – Proverb

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared. – Marcus Tullius Cicero