We cannot change our memories, but we can change their meaning and the power they have over us.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Just as despair can come only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given only by other human beings.

With every mistake, we must surely be learning.

Promise yourself to forget the mistakes of the past.

The marriage covenant is ordained by God.