A Locrian, who proposed any new law, stood forth in the assembly of the people with a cord round his neck, and if the law was rejected, the innovator was instantly strangled.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship.

I am comfortable in the uncomfortable.

Well, I'm having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English.

Success is not for the weak and uncommitted... Sometimes it's gonna hurt!

I have seen that Man moves over with each new generation into a bigger body, more awful, more reverent and more free than he has had before.

Women's networks are a necessary part of life. A mixture of empathy and brainstorming can move mountains.

If we wait for the danger to become clear, it could be too late.

The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.

I don't know all the certain words to word it.

Great art allows you to transcend your mortal frame and to reach for the stars. I think great science does the same thing.