Better is a book than a well built house.
Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.
The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.
But for we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare. . . are to be found portrayed in it.
There are times in the history of men and nations, when they stand so near the vale that separates mortals from the immortals, time from eternity, and men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings, and feel the pulsations of the heart of the Infinite.
The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.
When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.
If you can't be the best than be different
Some people are never content with their lot, let what will happen. Clouds and darkness are over their heads, alike whether it rain or shine. To them every incident is an accident, and every accident a calamity.
Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.