It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. less than 1 minute read
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences. less than 1 minute read
The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. less than 1 minute read
I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. less than 1 minute read
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. less than 1 minute read
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. less than 1 minute read
All architecture is great architecture after sunset perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks. less than 1 minute read
The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion. less than 1 minute read
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. less than 1 minute read
