Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.

Propaganda ... serves more to justify ourselves than to convince others; and the more reason we have to feel guilty, the more fervent our propaganda.

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.

Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.

The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.

Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.