It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that. The Persian Boy (1972)
But it is not for the perfect vase or the polished gem to choose their owners. The Persian Boy (1972)
Those who look in mankind only for their own littleness, and make them believe in that, kill more than he ever will in all his wars. The Persian Boy (1972)