Freedom and slavery are mental states.

The only force at the disposal of democracy is that of public opinion.

It is not part of religion to breed buffaloes or, for that matter, cows.

Do not believe in telling people of one's faith, especially with a view to conversion. Faith must be lived, and when it is, it becomes self-propagating

To have a happy ending, choose a happy moment and call it 'the ending'. Honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune.

Painters and poets are obliged to exaggerate the proportions of their figures in order to give true perspective.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.