Men of thought seldom work well together, whereas between men of action there is usually an easy camaraderie.

When hopes and dreams are loose in the streets, it is well for the timid to lock doors, shutter windows and lie low until the wrath has passed.

There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.

For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.

There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.

I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.