Many need no other provocation to enmity than that they find themselves excelled.

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

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

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

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

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.

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

There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.

This is not a clash between civilizations. It is a clash about civilization.

I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

When you name yourself, you always name another.

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.