To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
In the world's structure dream loosens individuality like a bad tooth.
The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself.
The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.
The experience of our generation: that capitalism will not die a natural death.
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.
Taking food alone tends to make one hard and coarse. Those accustomed to it must lead a Spartan life if they are not to go downhill. Hermits have observed, if for only this reason, a frugal diet. For it is only in company that eating is done justice; food must be divided and distributed if it is to be well received.
Corruption appears to be a universal phenomenon that lays its own imperious claims on the world, and therefore it is the duty of all nations to prepare themselves against its onslaught by taking proper precautions.
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
Joy surfeited turns to sorrow.
The Conservative Party has one overriding concern in foreign policy, and that is the growth of Communist power and influence in the world, and the dangers it can bring for all of us.