I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

One can play comedy, two are required for melodrama, but a tragedy demands three.

Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.

Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the good qualities you find in him?

I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.

Man, like Deity, creates in his own image.

Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts.