Wrong is wrong; no fallacy can hide it, no subterfuge cover it so shrewdly but that the All-Seeing One will discover and punish it.

The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.

The possibility of the dream gives strength.

International sport is war without shooting.

I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.

The channel of art can only become clogged and misdirected by the artist's concern with merely temporary and local disturbances. The song is higher than the struggle.

He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.

Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop.

Have you considered the option of getting the joke? If not, try it now and redeem your soul.

Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.

As architects we're trained to solve problems, but I don't really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities.

We sell books, other people sell shoes. What's the difference? Publishing isn't the highest art.