One is born into a herd of buffaloes and must be glad if one is not trampled under foot before one's time.

Warfare cannot be humanized.

To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.

I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.

This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher. The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.