Torment

Famous quotes containing the word torment:

“No man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it. The honeymoon would be as short in that case as in any other, and its moments of ecstasy would be ransomed by years of torment and hatred.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Spirit is the life that itself cuts into life: with its own torment it increases its own knowledge. Did you already know that?”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)