"I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace"

"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"

"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"

"He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home"

"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness"

"I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war"

"Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character"

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace"

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool"

"Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity"

"Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die"