“Respect was mingled with surprise,
And the stern joy which warriors feel
In foeman worthy of their steel.”

“Surprise is the warrior's greatest weapon”

“It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.”

“A sort of egotistical self-evaluation is unavoidable in those joys in which erudition and art mingle and in which aesthetic pleasure may become more acute, but not remain as pure.”

“Howard Stern: So, you treat women with respect?
Donald Trump: Uh, I can't say that either.
Stern: Alright, good.”

“The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.”

“Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind.”

“The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occasionally fills him with silent joy…”

“To be capable of respect is, in these days, almost as rare as to be worthy of it.”

“What use to brood? This life of mingled pains
And joys to me,
Despite of every Faith and Creed, remains
The Mystery.”