Life holds only one tragedy, ultimately: not to have been a saint.
Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.
The faith that I love the best, says God, is hope.
We shall never know how many acts of cowardice have been motivated by the fear of appearing not sufficiently progressive.
Tyranny is always better organized than freedom.
When a man dies, he does not just die of the disease he has: he dies of his whole life.