In settling an island, the first building erected by a Spaniard will be a church, by a Frenchman a fort, by a Dutchman a warehouse, and by an Englishman an alehouse.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

“Abroad,” that large home of ruined reputations.

Children are all foreigners. We treat them as such.

Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.

Strangers are an endangered species.

A criminal may improve and become a decent member of society. A foreigner cannot improve. Once a foreigner, always a foreigner. There is no way out for him.

Let the French but have England, and they won’t want to conquer it.

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.