Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn nothing.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation. Lend and borrow to the maximum.

We must get going. Tomorrow, tomorrow.

It is no accident that propels people like us to Paris.

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.

The world isn't kept running because it's a paying proposition. (God doesn't make a cent on the deal.) The world goes on because a few men in every generation believe in it utterly, accept it unquestioningly; they underwrite it with their lives.

How different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician.