Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good.
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.