Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.
It is no good hearing an inner voice or getting an inner prompting if you do not immediately act on that inner prompting.
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost.
I tell you, there is no such thing as creative hate!
I am made all things to all men.
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
The whole world is about three drinks behind.
If you want to hit a bird on the wing you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself and, equally, you must not be thinking about your neighbor: you must be living in your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.
Some people tell us that there ain't no Hell, But they never farmed, so how can they tell?
My sister says she never seems to get it together . . . either her rear looks good or her face does.
The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness; aggressiveness engenders hostility; hostility engenders fear-a disastrous circle.
It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them.
France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.
Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
A filly who wants to run will always find a rider.
Money is human happiness in the abstract.
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.