My lady had the body of a siren, the face of a goddess, and the mind of an Armenian camel dealer.

A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.

My lady had the body of a siren, the face of a goddess, and the mind of an Armenian camel dealer.

Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few.

This-this was what made life: a moment of quiet, the water falling in the fountain, the girl's voice. . . a moment of captured beauty. Those who are truly wise will never permit such moments to escape.

To pursue a man effectively, it is best to begin with his thinking.

Men strive for peace, but it is their enemies that give them strength, and I think if man no longer had enemies, he would have to invent them, for his strength only grows from struggle.