“One always begins with the simple, then comes the complex, and by superior enlightenment one often reverts in the end to the simple. Such is the course of human intelligence.”

“Such then is the human condition, that to wish greatness for one's country is to wish harm to one's neighbors.”

“If one doesn't get what one wants in one world, one can always get it in another”

“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”

“Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.”

“One should always cite what one does not understand at all in the language one understands the least.”

“the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.”