Some men are born posthumously.

Only strong personalities can endure history, the weak are extinguished by it.

Lightning and thunder need time, the light of the stars needs time, deeds need time, even after they are done, to be seen and heard.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones but by extreme positions of the opposite kind.

Moral contempt is a far greater indignity and insult than any kind of crime.

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

A sure way to irritate people and to put evil thoughts into their heads is to keep them waiting a long time. This makes them immoral.