“A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.”

“Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.”

“Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.”

“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”

“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”

“I am a man who belongs to nobody and who belongs to everybody.”

“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”