The friends who met here and embraced are gone, Each to his own mistake.

All wishes, whatever their apparent content, have the same and unvarying meaning: "I refuse to be what I am."

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.

In addition to English, at least one ancient language, probably Greek or Hebrew, and two modern languages would be required.

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation.

Every high C accurately struck demolishes the theory that we are the irresponsible puppets of fate or chance.

Political history is far too criminal to be a fit subject of study for the young. Children should acquire their heroes and villians from fiction.