When one meddles with the direction of a revolution, the problem is not how to make it go but how to keep it under control.

None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.

Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.

Short absence quickens love; long absence kills it.

When one meddles with the direction of a revolution, the problem is not how to make it go but how to keep it under control.

Love has the power of making you believe what you would normally treat with the deepest suspicion.

I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world.