I guess we'd be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion.
An idea is salvation by imagination.