One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
Whoever, at any time, has undertaken to build a new heaven has found the strength for it in his own hell.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man to ever become Prime Minister in Italy.
Are all ends of life so sad?
I soon realized that a student of English literature who does not know the Bible does not understand a good deal of what is going on in what he reads: The most conscientous student will be continually misconstruing the implications, even the meaning.
I still don't know how to read music.