The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
The discipline of desire is the background of character.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Seven times I have despised my soul:
The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.
The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.
The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
The fifth time when she forbode for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.
The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.
The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.
The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
The fifth time when she forbode for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.
More law, less justice.
Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.
A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.