True knowledge is power; but in order to feel at home with it, we must be constitutionally qualified. And if we are not, it is likely to give the soul such a twist as to deform it forever.

Had courage, wisdom, and reason always prevailed in people, there would not have been oppressions and oppressors.

... And if Europe gives Arabia a railway, Arabia gives Europe an idea - which I think balances the account.

Fire and light compete today in the East. But there is a lot of green firewood in this fire, and there is a lot of smoke in that light.

Like the seasons of the year, like history, truth always repeats itself.

Freedom of the Spirit is the cornerstone of all freedom.

What is life without its angles of difficulty and defeat, and its tip of triumph and power?