“Read no history--nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.”
“Do not read history. Read biography for it is life without theory.”
“What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history”
“Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.”
“When I want to read a novel, I write one.”
“In politics, nothing is contemptible.”
“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”