Joy untouched by thankfulness is always suspect.

All beauty of this world is wet with the dew of tears.

The one sure means of dealing with boredom is to care for someone else, to do something kind and good.

The essence of modern dictatorship is the combination of one-dimensional, flat thinking with power and terror.

Joy untouched by thankfulness is always suspect.

When men no longer have the least fear of saying something untrue, they very soon have no fear whatsoever of doing something unjust.

A curse on every wish that blurs the sight, paralyzes the tongue, cramps the hand, and prevents the truth being seen, said, and written.