He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
But be, as you have been, my happiness...