"Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters"

"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"

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

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings"

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

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

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

"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day"

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

"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit"