"Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny"

"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"

"I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat"

"Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few"

"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"

"Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life"

"Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm"

"The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you"

"Anatomy is destiny"