A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.

The great poet is always a seer, seeing less with the eyes of the body than he does with the eyes of the mind.

It is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. We all have clouds above us but some see their silver linings. We all face difficulties but some of us are grateful that they aren't worse.

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me

It is only fair to state, with regard to modern journalists, that they always apologize to one in private for what they have written against one in public.

If one doesn't talk about a thing, it has never happened. It is simply expression that gives reality to things.