Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.

The experiences show us just as we are; they make us see our own defects.

Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine

Patriotism ruins history.

Is it life, I ask, is it even prudence, To bore thyself and bore the students?

There is repetition everywhere, and nothing is found only once in the world.

The destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinion of its young people, those under twenty-five.