Occupation: Diplomat Birth: July 23, 1886 Death: December 14, 1978
Liberty of thought means liberty to communicate one's thought..
Love has its roots in sex, but its foliage and flowers are in the pure light of spirit..
A general must be shot or befriended - but never hurt..
No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies..
Art is the conveyance of spirit by means of matter..
On the one hand, it is in and through creative minds that the community fulfils itself at its best and reaches its highest forms; and on the other, i….
Considering how bad men are, it is wonderful how well they behave..
Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin..
Action is the music of our life. Like music, it starts from a pause of leisure, a silence of activity which our initiative attacks; then it develops ….
He is free who knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide at each step, the course of his life, and who lives in a society which does not….
The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin..
He is free knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide..
My knowledge of myself is direct, synthetic, from within outwards; my knowledge of other persons is indirect, analytical, from outside inwards. My kn….
The American language differs from the English in that it seeks the top of expression while English seeks its lowly valleys..
The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . . Listening to music..
Inequality is the inevitable consequence of liberty..
Your conscience is no defense against you sins; however, it can unfortunately deny you the pleasure of enjoying them..
Circumstances are the seeds of literature..