The man of science multiples the points of contact between man and nature.

The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.

The Arab who built himself a hut with marbles from the temple of Palmyra is more philosophical than all the curators of the museums of London, Paris, and Munich.

In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that it still has left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.