From the height of their disillusionment they look down upon those whom they despise as simple souls. For my part I have no sympathy with this outlook. All disenchantment is to me a malady, which, it is true, certain circumstances may render inevitable, but which none the less, when it occurs, is to be cured as soon as possible, not to be regarded as a higher form of wisdom.

Most human beings, though in varying degrees, desire to control, not only their own lives but also the lives of others

When two great powers disagree about anything - it doesn't matter what - they must find a way to settle it somehow by arbitration or by negotiation, not by war or threat of war.

Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself.

I feel as if one would only discover on one's death bed what one ought to have lived for

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it.