"Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console."

"War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies."

"He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are."

"There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so."

"Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history."

"You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy."

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness."

"To love truly means recognizing that the purest joy is found in giving without expectation."