How describe the delicate thing that happens when a brilliant insect alights on a flower? Words, with their weight, fall upon the picture like birds of prey.
At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.
It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.
Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.