Faith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.

At one time or another, almost every politician needs an honest man so badly that, like a ravenous wolf, he breaks into a sheep-fold: not to devour the ram he has stolen, however, but rather to conceal himself behind its wooly back.

The poison by which the weaker nature is destroyed is strengthening to the strong individual and he does not call it poison.

When I seek another word for 'music', I never find any other word than 'Venice'

Even the most honest writer lets slip a word too many when he wants to round off a period.

The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad.

A book is made better by good readers and clearer by good opponents.