The God of merely traditional believers is the great Absentee of the universe.

Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation Which rises from the cup of mad impiety, And go, get drunk with that divine intoxication Which is more sober far than all sobriety.

True statesmanship is the art of changing a nation from what it is into what it ought to be.

Nemesis is one of God's handmaids.

The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.