The business man who gains success at the expense of the poor and miserable gains nil respect from his peers.

Art, when destroyed can never be replaced, yet history repeats itself.

Men, who achieve much, die as do those who achieve nothing.

It is often easier to learn from the mistakes of others than from our own.

Does man Progress? A thousand questions answered yesterday create a thousand questions today.

It is painful to reflect upon your failures knowing that you alone caused them.

A man can seem to have many friends yet know little of friendship.

The most powerful of men can fail when they forget that a mighty river can be crossed at its source.

At times, the most dangerous politicians have been those impelled by dreams and ideals, rather than basic realities.

Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain.

To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it…it’s over. It can hurt you no more.

You can’t find God through astronomy

Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strength or exploited it.

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.

God loves us deeply, perfectly, and everlastlingly.

My work is my work and I will attempt to sell it for what it is.

Everything, everything seemed once-upon-a-time.

[The Great Migration] had such an effect on almost every aspect of our lives - from the music that we listen to to the politics of our country to the ways the cities even look and feel.

The uncertainty of death is, in effect, the great support of the whole system of life.