Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

Freedom of speech doesn't mean threatening the freedom of others.

The only crime is pride.

Of course there’s another choice, he thought. There is always another choice. I’m just not going to take it.

Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

I've become convinced that every person should treat himself strictly and even rudely and distrustfully; it's difficult to tame the beast in oneself.

I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

Time spent in honor of God for the salvation of souls is never badly spent.

we always misunderstood ourselves, and rarely understood others

A person with friends need never be bored. There is always more to fathom and enjoy in the complexity of others, and always the possibility of finding a way to delight them.