Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands.

There are admirable potentialities in every human being.

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Long only for what you have.

Every perfect action is accompanied by pleasure. By that you can tell what you ought to do.

Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.