My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Love is space and time measured by the heart.

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life.