What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness! Young birds on their first flight are hardly so hovered around.

Ends and Means

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

Loneliness

No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.

Pride

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

Thoughts and Thinking

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.