It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

Each soul is potentially divine.

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Charity ... is the opium of the privileged.

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

Delay always breeds danger. To protract a great design is often to ruin it.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not.

What is to give light must endure burning.

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good thing for the first time.

Effective action is always unjust.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.

Boards don't hit back.

The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.