No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.

Ignazio Silone

We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others. Be careful in knowing that.

J.K. Rowling

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.

Laurent Fabius

Crime when it succeeds is called virtue.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

In every ancient religious and sacred text, faith is a verb; a thing to be demonstrated. It is in modern days that we have diluted faith from an act to a philosophy.

Steve Maraboli

Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.

Proverb

If it weren't for pickpockets, I'd have no sex life at all.

Rodney Dangerfield

We can only know one thing about God -- that he is what we are not. Our wretchedness alone is an image of this. The more we contemplate it, the more we contemplate him.

Simone Weil

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

Yousuf Karsh

What I love about Brooklyn is there are more wonderful little joints than anywhere.

Arthur Schwartz

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell

A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares for his household, he is not a good citizen unless he also takes thought of the state. In the same way, a great nation must think of its own internal affairs; and yet it cannot substantiate its claim to be a great nation unless it also thinks of its position in the world at large.

Theodore Roosevelt