The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
The Persians are called the French of the East; we will call the Arabs Oriental Italians. A gifted noble people; a people of wildstrong feelings, and of iron restraint over these: the characteristic of noblemindedness, of genius.
Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.
Eternity looks grander and kinder if time grow meaner and more hostile.