A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Nothing troubles you for which you do not yearn.

If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.

A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

Even while Jerusalem was standing and the Jews were at peace with us, the practice of their sacred rites was at variance with the glory of our empire, the dignity of our name, the customs of our ancestors.