If you want a good argument against democracy, spend five minutes with a voter.

The arts are essen­tial to any com­plete national life. The State owes it to itself to sus­tain and encour­age them. [...] Ill fares the race which fails to salute the arts with the rev­er­ence and delight which are their due.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

These are great days.

An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April; we pay it back with golden interest five months later.

Unpunctuality is a vile habit.

Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property.