"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."

"The only way to comprehend what humanity is, is to study what it has done."

"All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God."

"The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood."

"We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature."