When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
No amount of money will induce someone to lay down their life, but they will gladly do so for a bit of yellow ribbon.
I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
Friendship is but a name. I love no one.