Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.
He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.
An idea that isn't risky is hardly worth calling an idea.
Thinking is wonderful, but the experience is even more wonderful.
Now and then it is a joy to have one's table red with wine and roses.