A book is like a trip to a world of imagination and creativity, and those who don’t read will for ever stay in the same place.

No matter what we have heard or read about a country, it is our own feeling that counts.

hidden in this huge city beats in unison the heart of a whole people seeking to find their route to a better future.

The Moving Finger writes and having writ Moves on nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they opened, but treasures are poured out before thee.

For a man's house is his castle.

To say that a man is your Friend means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy.

If you haven't got eyes, you shouldn't have wings

Memoirists wish to tell their mind, not their story.

History: A distillation of rumor.

It is perfectly consistent - and also true - to say that the world poverty problem today is smaller (relative to world population) than before and yet also a much graver injustice.

As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty.

Believe me, if a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.