Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.

France has neither winter, summer, nor morals—apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country.

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

Such then is the human state, that to wish greatness for one’s country is to wish harm to one’s neighbors.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

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

Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.

Nothing is more narrow-minded than chauvinism or racial hatred. To me all men are equal; there are flatheads everywhere and I despise them all equally.