Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.