If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost.

The privilege of a university education is a great one; the more widely it is extended the better for any country.

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

The painter wanders and loiters contentedly from place to place, always on the lookout for some brilliant butterfly of a picture which can be caught and carried safely home.

A world united is better than a world divided, but a world divided is better than a world destroyed.

Everyone can recognize history when it happens. Everyone can recognize history after is has happened; but only the wise man knows at the moment what is vital and permanent, what is lasting and memorable.

A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.