No man fully capable of his own language ever masters another.
A tranquil woman can go on sewing longer than an angry man can go on fuming.
I would exchange every painting of Christ for one snapshot.
Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.
You cannot be a hero without being a coward.
The nation's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.