Around thrones the thunder rolls.

How men fear the chaos of the world, I thought, and the yawning eternity hereafter. So we build patterns to explain its terrible mysteries and reassure ourselves we are safe in this world and beyond.

If a ruler who wants to act honourably is surrounded by unscrupulous men, his downfall is inevitable.

We shall become, or we shall overcome.

There and then, sitting beside her and within the strength of my adoration, I felt invincible.

Outstanding beauty like outstanding gifts of any kind tends to get in the way of normal emotional development and thus of that particular success in life which we call happiness.

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

The will to change begins in the body, not in the mind.

Our enemies are our greatest teachers.

Civilization is what makes you sick.

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.

What's new?" is an interesting and broadening eternal question, but one which, if pursued exclusively, results only in an endless parade of trivia and fashion, the silt of tomorrow.