A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

Beautiful thoughts hardly bring us to God until they are acted upon. No one can have a true idea of right until he does it.