Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.