Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.
Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect-and I don't live to be-but before you start pointing fingers... make sure your hands are clean!
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
A jug fills drop by drop.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.
To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.