To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

God has made man a cosmopolite. He created seas for ships to glide on, the wind to push them, and the stars to guide them even in darkest night.

But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good, would we be guilty if we prevented them from doing us evil?

To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.

The world laughs at another man's pain.