Unfortunately, both love as well as justice, are blind.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

Friendship is evolving into a relationship of convenience.

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. 

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. 

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

Yellow journalism is turning into such a deep shade of yellow that it could put jaundice to shame.