I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill.

Every good quality runs into a defect; economy borders on avarice, the generous are not far from the prodigal, the brave man is close to the bully; he who is very pious is slightly sanctimonious; there are just as many vices to virtue as there are holes in the mantle of Diogenes.

That is the explanation of war, an outrage by humanity upon humanity in despite of humanity.

Cheerfulness is like money well expended in charity; the more we dispense of it, the greater our possession.

Those who always pray are necessary to those who never pray.

Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions

If you want to civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.