It is yet another Civilized Power, with its banner of the Prince of Peace in one hand and its loot-basket and its butcher-knife in the other. Is there no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level?.

The slowness of one section of the world about adopting the valuable ideas of another section of it is a curious thing and unaccountable.

What is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it.

In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.

History never repeats itself; at best it sometimes rhymes.

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.