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.

For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms to the Church.

To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence it would be to doubt everything.

The youth is the hope of our future.

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?

Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.

Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.