Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.

The jealous man is so preoccupied with what he hasn't got that he fails to appreciate the value of what he has got. He loses the ability to feel glad because the sun is shining. He doesn't see the wonder and the newness of the beginning of spring.

In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.

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

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.

The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.

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