And mankind is naught but a single nation

May you be of service to mankind.

There is no work of genius which has not been the delight of mankind, no word of genius to which the human heart and soul have not sooner or later responded

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.