To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

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?

Oh how beautiful to fall to give you flight, to die to give you life, to rest under your sky; and in your enchanted land forever sleep.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows – it is the result of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces.

The world laughs at another man's pain.