We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down.
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.
Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.
Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.
It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.
Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path.
Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.
Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.
Nothing is irreparable in politics.
One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.