If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens

Grief and sadness knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger than common joys