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

I am a man: I consider nothing human alien to me.

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.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.

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

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

“Abroad,” that large home of ruined reputations.

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

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.

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.

All of life is a foreign country.

To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.