Maxioms by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
 Ay, many flowering islands lie
 In the waters of wide Agony.  
 Ay, many flowering islands lie
 In the waters of wide Agony. 
 O, white innocence,
 That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
  Thine awful and serenest read more 
 O, white innocence,
 That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
  Thine awful and serenest countenance
   From those who know thee not! 
The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only read more
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.