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

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

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